Is it possible for a persons hips to crack or break during childbirth?

Answer 1

Well yes, if they have a pre-existing bone condition or they fall off the bed during delivery.

But seriously, the pelvis is a very, very strong bone and it takes a huge amount of pressure or very hard impact trauma to break it.

So generally, no. Not if the doctor or midwife knows what they are doing.

Some women can experience extraordinary pain if they attempt to give birth vaginally and they have a misaligned pelvis or SPD, but this would be diagnosed during pre-natal care, and managed accordingly by whoever supervises the delivery to minimise risk to mother and infant.

More common, however, is injury to the tailbone, which can be bruised or broken during delivery.

Answer 2

I broke my tailbone during childbirth. My daughter was 8lbs and I had an inverted tailbone which they did not find until it was too late. Sorry to say that after 3 years, it still hurts on occasion especially when sitting for long periods of time. I also fell on my butt yesterday and think I re-broke it. It appears it will never be right and can easily be re-injured/broken. Breaking a tailbone during childbirth is far more prevalent than I had ever heard before...after it happened to me, I had talked with a lot of women that it happened to as well. It is something that should be checked more carefully for women that want to do a natural delivery, especially if you are of advanced maternal age. I know mine was broken as I was back ended by a driver 2 weeks after I had my baby and they did X-Rays. Bad break was the news from the radiologist. I feel bad that I can never do things ride a bike or ride a horse....things that I may want to do in the future when my child is old enough. Not to mention taking care of newborn when you are in excruciating pain!!!

Answer 3

Probably not, unless the mother has osteoporosis. The body releases hormones during pregnancy that relax the ligaments and allow the hips more flexibility to expand for the baby's birth.

I can tell you from experience though, if the baby slides out face up instead of face down during birth, there's a good chance the mom's tailbone will break. It hurts for about six weeks. You have to sit on an inflated rubber "donut," and usually need help to stand from a seated position. There is no treatment for a broken tailbone.

Answer 4

I suffer very badly from SPD and have heard that some of your ligaments in your pelvis can split during childbirth which can cause your pelvis to split. It is still ok to go ahead with a vaginal birth though your caregiver when you are in labour will have to more careful how they position you in the pushing phase.. Good luck!! Xx

Answer 5

I think it is more likely that the pelvis could fracture, especially if the woman has Symphsis Pubis Disorder.
I have never heard of there being a liklihood of hips suffering in the same way.

Answer 6

Haven't heard of hips breaking but I have a couple of friends whose tailbones broke because the baby was face up during delivery and pushed against their pelvic bone putting too much pressure on their buttbone. also babies sometimes have their shoulders dislocated because they are too wide to go through the birth canal.

Answer 7

Yes it is, especially if the female body is underdevloped such as a very young girl giving birth. That is WHY so many people advocate terminating a pregnancy in a very young girl. Their bodies can not handle what gestating full term and child birth have to offer. That is WHY our child should start getting educated in the earlier grades, getting REAL and TRUTHFUL education rather from their peers...I hate to hear girls who say "well all my friends said it couldn't happen the first time".

Answer 8

Interestingly:

"In particularly dangerous and difficult births, the doctor can intentionally break the baby's clavicle bone, break the mother's pelvic bone or perform an emergency C-section."

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2006/02/17/65584.htm

Answer 9

I have never heared of it. the child's head is made so it can go through the pelvis bone. that is why many babies are born with slightly cone shaped heads. the soft spots on a newborn's head are places the bone does not connect so it can molde it's self to come out without causing damage to the mother.

Answer 10

I have heard of this happening,but it was in a third world country the story never mentioned how frequent that it occurs only that some women have suffered from this.