Hi all,
I am just wondering if anyone has read anything about older women giving birth, especially for the first time, needing more intervention as their body is not as able as a younger body to labour properly.
I am on a site with a few over 40 women and they all have doctors that encourage c/s but there does not seem to be any hard evidence why. One Ob. said something like"musles don't know how to push". Others are having one as this is their last chance at having a child and a c/s seems to be seen as less likely to have something go wrong while giving birth.
the main reason I ask is that my sister is 35 wks pg. with her first child and is 40 and her Ob. specialises in high risk cases. she is perfectly fine but 40 and it is an IVF pg that they tried 3 years for and the doctor has said he will not let her go more than 2 days overdue! (as it was IVF they do know exact dates)