Should Women be Allowed to have Voluntary C-sections?

Question

The only way I will have a child is by adopting ......And will never ever have a pregnancy by choice..... But lets say hypothetically speaking I did want to give birth to my own big 10lbs baby I would most defiantly have a C-section

Also should c-sections be covered by insurance....just like natural birth

Answer 1

I FEEL THAT ITS THE WOMANS BODY AND THAT SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DECISION ABOUT HAVING A C-SECTION. I HAD THREE C-SECTIONS AND THEY WERE ALL COVERED BY MY INSURANCE.

Answer 2

Very few doctors allow a voluntary C-section. But if there is any risk to the mother or child, the doctor will most likely do a C-section. Also, if the baby was large, there would be some risk to the mother and the baby, so in that case, it would most likely be done as a C-section instead of traditional birth.

As far as medical insurance coverage, it all depends on the insurance policy. So the person should check their insurance policy to see what would be covered and what they need to do to get the maximum allowable benefit.

But no one should voluntarily ask for a c-section. There is a risk of post-surgical complications. It takes longer to heal. You cannot care for a baby as easily (think about trying to get up and down from a bed or chair after an incision). Plus there are risks if you try to have a regular birth afterwards.

Answer 3

C-Sections ARE covered by most insurance companies. Also, NO you should not be able to do it voluntarily because it is a last resort option to giving birth due to the complications that can be caused by it. Also, most likely if you are going to have a 10lb baby you would have to have a C-section because the baby could not pass through the birth canal. There are times when it happens and it works. C-sections can cause serious problems for mom and baby and from experience I would give birth over a C-section any day. The pain is much worse after and takes much longer to recover from.

Answer 4

I think c-sections should be only performed in emergency situations and not done just for convenience if you are able to have a baby vaginally then that is what you should do, I think the celebrities that are doing a voluntary c-section so it doesn't interfere with other things is setting the wrong example for women now a days. Having a c-section is a major abdominal surgery and people don't realize that there are more risks than a vaginal birth. But if you aren't going to ever be giving birth then it shouldn't matter. I had to have a c-section because mine and my babies life was in danger and it needed to be done to say my baby so that is the only reason I authorized it. My mother gave birth to a 10 pound 12 ounce baby boy vaginally and she is 4"11 so if she can do it I am sure it can be done. But I think most doctors now a days are just doing them for convenience. and c-sections are covered by insurance

Answer 5

Well, considering pregnancy and birth are natural, phisiological changes in a woman's body, there's no real reason to sign up for a C-section the minute your pregnancy test comes back positive. Elective C-sections are a waste of valuable resources. Women's bodies are designed to carry a child to term and birth one vaginally, except for a rare 1-2%. The medical community, however, has made pregnancy out to be a disease that they must "cure" somehow, and one way for them to do it is make a big deal over what could happen and jump to conclusions, intervening when they needn't and causing more problems during labor than if they'd just stayed out of it. I'm not saying all doctors do this... but being this is what doctors are taught to do, the only way to stop it is to re-educate. I would never choose to have a C-section simply for convenience to a doctor or hospital. There'd better be a good reason a doctor should ever mention surgery to me for ANY reason, let alone to jerk a child out of my body!

Answer 6

Noone who has replied seems to understand all the issues. The reason doctors may refuse voluntary c-sections is that if the cesarian is not medically necessary and might carry a greater risk to the mother, they would not be following the medical ethic of "first do no harm". If the baby was 10 pounds, risk to the baby during delivery and to the mom of excessive trauma would provide a medical reason - so it wouldn't be "voluntary" in the sense of choice in the absence of indication.
Someone said that risks are equal. Not true - look on the web site for the American College of Nurse-Midwives - there is a link to a document discussion the actual evidence on differing outcomes between vaginal and cesarian births. Address is www.midwife.org

Answer 7

My opinion is: I think C-Sections should be voluntary---but not covered by insurance unless medically necessary. Perhaps cover a portion, such as the amount they would have paid for a vaginal delivery, and the rest by the patients to pay. Recovery time is longer, hospital time is longer, and extra care is required. It may be a little unfair for others to absorb those costs by higher insurance premiums when people choose the option voluntarily.

Answer 8

Having a C-section is more harmful to a womans pelvic floor muscles than a natural birth. If you want to stay in shape then dont have a C-section. Plus an operation is traumatic for both mother and baby, it's an awful procedure to put a baby through.

I had a 10lb baby......trust me!

Answer 9

I suppose if you would prefer to have surgery, knowing all of the risks associated with it, rather than natural birth that would be your choice. I thought c-sections were covered by insurance. I think that mandatory ones should definitely be covered... but voluntary ones... um... don't know about that. I don't think epidurals are covered in natural births... so why should you be able to choose to have an expensive and unnecessary surgery and expect your insurance to cover it?

Answer 10

No it should not be voluntary. It should only be done when medically necessary. I read that Britney Spears had her children by C-Section voluntarily. I don't understand why someone would want to put themselves and their baby through unnecessary risk unless they absolutely had no choice. This is surgery we are talking about with the same risk as any other surgery.

Answer 11

Having had 2 sons naturally, I can say that any freaking out about childbirth is overrated...but whatever you decide to do to your body is your choice. As to having C-sections be covered by insurance, that's up to the ins. company. I find it interesting that you spelled "definitely" so that it looked more like "defiantly." If you want to have children, have children. Don't fight about it. If you don't want to: DON'T. I come from a family of 10-lb babies and had 2 6-lb babies. Do what you want to...you're in charge of your uterus...