Is it just me or are doctors now a days more willing to do c-sections with out medical emergency?

Question

I have quite a few friends who have had kids and most of them were told that they were going to need c-sections without proper reasoning behind it from their doctors, my one friend was only and hour or so into her labor and the doctor came in and told he she was going to need a c-section she refused and said unless there is something wrong with her baby or her that she didnt want one and low and behold on her 6th hour of active labor she was ready to push and had the baby out in like 15 minutes. but then in the case of my other friend well kind of not really a friend she is a major attention hog she has to be center of attention all the time when she seen the attention i got from family and friends after my c-section when she went into labor and was ready to push she refused to push and closed her legs and demanded a c-section and the doctor happily obliged her instead of letting her push she didnt even push once WHY ARE DOCTORS SO WILLING TO DO C-SECTIONS NOW A DAYS

I mean the girl who had a c-section was fully able to have the baby normally but was being stubborn and just wanted the most attention she could get and wanted to milk this for as long as she could, but even my doctor came in my room only an hour after I was pushing and was wanting to me have a c-section, granted I did need one for the safety of my sons healthy but i was fine for five hours of pushing and then after that I wanted the c-section because my son's heartbeat dropped, in situations like that I understand a c-section but some people are just getting one for no reason what is the deal with this

oh no I don't wish to do any sueing at all, I was just saying that it is rediculous how doctors don't even let mothers try anymore or encourage vaginal births anymore, they get paid all this money to give us the best care and half of them take their jobs lightly

Apparently some people misunderstood my question! I didn't say there was anything wrong with having c-sections if it is for emergency purposes or even a women choosing to have an elective c-section what I was saying is that now a days doctors are so quick to jump on the c-section wagon sometimes without reasoning and that is what I was referring to, as per the girl i know who refused to push she is an idiot because she only did it for attention and put her and her baby at risk and on top of it ended up alone durring her healing time so her plan backfired on her completely. I myself had to have an emergency c-section and if i have anymore children they will be elective c-sections because I was in labor for over 27 hours, pushed for 5 hours, they tried forceps, and all kinds of other things to get the baby out and I don't want to go through that again, but that is my choice not just another doctor being lazy and just doing a c-section so they can get back to their golf game

Answer 1

Amen.

A C-section is considered major surgery, as the physician cuts into a women's abdomen to remove the baby. Infection is a risk, as is increased blood loss and decreased bowel function. And recovery time is typically longer following a C-section, Zweifler said: "It can take four to six weeks to heal tissue."

After a vaginal birth, he said, "it takes time for the uterus to shrink to normal size." But even so, many women are back to normal activities within a few days of a vaginal birth, while those who have a C-section tend to take longer -- sometimes up to six weeks -- due to soreness and pain.

Among the valid reasons for having a C-section, Zweifler said, are the baby is in breech -- or feet first -- position in the womb; twins in the womb aren't lined up head first; or there's evidence of fetal distress or maternal hemorrhaging.

Both Zweifler and Leeman suggest that women not consider a C-section just for convenience, especially if they plan to have more children. Repeat C-sections increase the risk of bladder or bowel problems.

Answer 2

Yes they are. But there is a reason for it.

Initially, C-sections were used in emergency situations (most often when the baby was unable to fit through the birth canal). However, now C-sections are used as preventative measures. Emergency C-sections are inherently more dangerous and risky for both the mother and child. So today, doctors try to act premptively, which carries less risk than the former.

This is going to cause a rise in C-sections, since doctors have to make educational guesses as to whether or not a C-section is warranted. It is extremely difficult to determine a babies weight via ultrasound, and there can be large discrepencies between the estimated size and actual size.

Your first annecdote was an example of a doctor making an assessment but turned out wrong. Your second one is different, a doctor can't force a woman to push so if she refuses to, a C-section is the only viable alternative. That isn't the doctors fault, he/she did exactly what he/she had to.

Answer 3

I dunno but I am 29 weeks pregant and am considering haveing a c-section. The reason for it is cause when I had my daughter a year ago I was in labor for almost 24 hours,and my pelvic bone is tilted and her head kept getting stuck on my pelvic bone so they finally had to use forceps,plus they had to cut me abit and I also tore and he was 7lbs14oz.Well with this one they estimate him to be 8lbs or more and I really don't wanna have to go true useing forceps again.Plus my husband works out of town for 10 days at a time and is home for 4 days at a time and we have 4 other kids ages 6,4,3 and 1 and I really would like him there when I have this one. So well some people might now agree with my reasons for wanting one I see no problem with it.

Answer 4

You can't be sued for doing a c-section. You can be sued for a vaginal delivery that goes badly, or for waiting too long to do a section.

as far as your attention hog friend goes, yes, people do that. a lot. It's the most frustrating thing in the world. Some people just absolutely refuse to push, and there's nothing you can do to help them. You have to push your baby out. If docs could pull it out, this would be a lot easier. Even with forceps or vaccuum extraction, that mother still has to push, usually even harder.

Answer 5

Doctors would rather do scheduled c-sections because it is more convenient for them (it doesn't interfere with there golf game lol) I had a c-section with me second child and they assumed I wanted to have another with my third child, which I didn't and my OB/Gyn was a research doctor in VBAC.

Answer 6

I have no idea!!! By the way this is a trying to conceive section WRONG PLACE TO ASK THIS QUESTION!!!