Evidence shows that for healthy moms and babies, natural birth is definitely preferred over a birth with interventions. However, many women today remain in the dark as to why natural birth is the best for most moms and babies. They’re told that interventions do not affect their babies or their bodies, and that cesarean section is just as safe as vaginal birth. These are lies. Below are the risks of having cesarian cut.

Risks of Cesarean Cut

Violation of your body. On the most basic, primal level, c-section can be a violation of your body. C section is cutting you open. Sure, it is cutting done in a professional medical level, but cutting human skin is still cutting, it’s somekind of a violation.

Physically damaging. Since it is a major abdominal surgery, all cesareans involve a wound across the abdomen and the uterus. There is also risk of damage to organs around the uterus, including the possibility of nicking the bowel. Babies can also suffer accidental cuts from cesarean operations.

Higher Risk of Uterine Infection The risk of uterine infection is much higher after a c-section than it is after a vaginal birth. There is usually a longer hospital stay for the mother, and she is at a higher risk of being re-admitted to the hospital later for complications.

Length of pain after cesarean is greater than after vaginal birth. You may feel more pain during a vaginal birth than you would during a cesarean. But shortly after birth most of that pain will be gone (unless you receive intervention such as episiotomy). Pain from cesarean surgery continues on into the early weeks and for some women, months.

Risks for Baby

Respiratory problems. Babies born by c-section are much more likely to have respiratory problems than babies born by vaginal birth. They are also at much higher risk for developing asthma later in life.

A harder time breastfeeding.Babies delivered by cesarean is takes longer to get their breast milk. The first nursing session is almost always delayed and it may be harder for the mother and baby to establish the breastfeeding relationship. This is not an insurmountable problem - however the risk of a baby not being breastfed is much higher for cesarean section than for vaginal birth.

Risks for Future Pregnancies

Finally, women who have cesareans suffer from more infertility than women who have vaginal births. This infertility is related directly to the physical effects of the surgery. Women who had c-sections are also less likely to want to become pregnant again.

Moreover, future babies are more at risk for preterm birth and have an increased risk of stillbirth. It is also possible that they may be at risk for more malformations or more nervous system damage while growing in a scarred uterus.
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