Why all the opinions on c-sections?

[Aranah]

So how is a woman in this situation able to decide if it is a genuine emergency or not?

This is what bothers me about this debate, and it's the only thing, is yes, I see the point that OBs are classing things as emergency when they are not. But what does one do? I know a website can't advocate to ignore the OB because that would and could be somewhat dangerous. But when it's talked about on here and women go into ir uncertain, it does make it hard. If one is told by an OB that a baby is in distress or in danger and they need to get it out now, what do we do?

Really, there is nothing we can do. Noone can say it's right to ignore that advice because we simply don't have the medical knowledge to do so (well most of us here) and imagine if we refused surgery and the OB wasn't lying and was right and something happened to the mother or baby.

I feel that us as women have this information said to us, but really there is nothing we can do. I guess we can question an OB at the time, but as most of us who have been in labour know that that would be hard thing to do when you are in that state of mind.

So I guess that it lies with changing OBs perspective, or insurance or whatever it is that makes them do these deemed emergency c/s that is not an emergency. And also things like inductions and epidurals which can lead to it. Women can't and shouldn't take the guilt of an unecessary one themselves. (BTW- I'm not saying that anyone is trying to make anyone else feel guilty in this discussion.)

[becmc]

What if we are informed, we have done our reading/research we have TRIED to ask questions on BB and we still make the choice to have a c-section... and i'm referring back to my original question - WHY ALL THE OPINIONS?

You asked why we have opinions, because we have been through the experience of a c/s ourselves, and I would never give my opinion on something unless someone specifically asked. But trust me, once you have a baby, or as you know before you even have a baby there are people who give you their opinions on anything and everything. That's life! You will get opinions on how to feed your bub, dummies, solids, sleeping, clothes, everything you can imagine. There are always opinionated people who will tell us what they think even if they are not asked. You just have to learn to ignore them.
Unless it a condition you are aware of all through pregnancy then it is a bit hard when you are in labour to get other information. You obviously started this thread because you are annoyed about people having an opinion so perhaps you should have stated that in your original post because i got the impression you actually wanted to know about why people had opinions which comes down to having an experience.

If one is told by an OB that a baby is in distress or in danger and they need to get it out now, what do we do?
Really, there is nothing we can do.

Not true. You can take an independant midwife to hospital with you as an advocate and for a second opinion.
Which I wish I did for my first birth.

[Julie Doula]

You can take an independant midwife to hospital with you as an advocate and for a second opinion.

Good suggestion. That's where you begin to realise there is a big difference between the obstetric model and the midwifery model - and that we've been misled to assume that there is only one way and that that way is in fact scientific .... sometimes, it is not. A second opinion from someone with a different philosophy and approach to birth can greatly widen options and possibilities for you.