Fifteenth c/s!

[ljan]

Gee and I thought I was in the CS Support area!!!!!!

Um how about giving us mums a break who for whatever reason have a CS - Im really tired of having the holier than thou "natural" "vaginal" is the only way judgement club preaching about the high risks and irresponsibilty...If I gave birth vaginally for my first I would not have been here as would not any of my children.

I am sure that all women in Australia who undergo CS are warned of the increased dangers and complications - But are all women who have a vaginal birth warned of all the life threatening or disabling complications that can happen?

How about we keep this a supportive environment for those of us having CSs and needing SUPPORT to get us though a stressful and potentially dangerous time.

[Schmickers]

How about we keep this a supportive environment for those of us having CSs and needing SUPPORT to get us though a stressful and potentially dangerous time.

Part of being supported through the expereience of CS is having an adequate understanding of the risks and benefits involved.

What Tobily was referring to is that it is not appropriate for an obstetrician to blithely reassure a woman that there are no risks involved in repeat caeserean sections. For instance (and this is probably the statistic that Tobily was referring to) the risk of placenta accreta (a condition where the placenta becomes embedded in the uterine wall and cannot separate) and resulting hysterectomy at birth, rises markedly after a woman's third CS, and more after her fourth.

[Tobily]

Part of being supported through the expereience of CS is having an adequate understanding of the risks and benefits involved.

What Tobily was referring to is that it is not appropriate for an obstetrician to blithely reassure a woman that there are no risks involved in repeat caeserean sections. For instance (and this is probably the statistic that Tobily was referring to) the risk of placenta accreta (a condition where the placenta becomes embedded in the uterine wall and cannot separate) and resulting hysterectomy at birth, rises markedly after a woman's third CS, and more after her fourth.

Exactly what I was saying. Thanks Michael