Oct 30

“…Either We Do An Incision Down There Or We Do An Incision Up There.”

“It’s really not that big a deal… think of it this way… either we do an incision down there (nodding towards her perineum) or we do an incision up there (nodding towards her belly). It’s basically the same thing.”-OB consoling a mother about her upcoming cesarean.

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Stephanie had this to say, Oct 30, 2009 @ 5:20 am (Quote)

I see the hospital’s sensitivity training is really paying off.

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Kat had this to say, Oct 30, 2009 @ 7:37 am (Quote)

My jaw literally dropped reading this one. It’s NOT the same thing at all, but this comment really gives a window into what goes on in the brains of doctors with high rates of surgical birth in their practices.

This is why we need midwives for births without complications, and save the surgeons for the backup team when we actually NEED surgery. It seems to work well in countries where birth is handled this way. Their mortality rates are better than in the US, where most births are handled by surgeons regardless of the need for surgery.

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Heather had this to say, Oct 30, 2009 @ 10:06 am (Quote)

I’m confused? Why do we have to do an incision at all??

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dawn had this to say, Oct 30, 2009 @ 11:24 am (Quote)

Uhm…there is always the natural choice to let the body do what it will. I’ve had one birth with one stitch, one with a lot of tearing. I’ve had four biths without any tearing at all. Some women don’t tear ever.

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Michelle Potter Reply:
October 30th, 2009 at 4:55 pm Michelle Potter(Quote)

In three vaginal births, I never tore once, never had an episiotomy.

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Micah Reply:
October 30th, 2009 at 6:59 pm Micah(Quote)

My son was 10 lbs 6.5 oz. No episiotomy and an intact perineum. Funny how things work when you let them.

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Knit2Due had this to say, Oct 31, 2009 @ 9:06 am (Quote)

The only time I tore was when the OB cut me. My other births were completely non-surgical events and no tears. But I guess to a surgeon it is 6 one way, half a dozen another.

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Rachel had this to say, Oct 31, 2009 @ 2:29 pm (Quote)

wait but i already have a hole for the baby to come out of, I don’t need a new one cut.

And my 10lb 2oz baby came out just fine with no tearing

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Amelia Reply:
November 1st, 2009 at 5:18 pm Amelia(Quote)

Rachel: wait but i already have a hole for the baby to come out of, I don’t need a new one cut. And my 10lb 2oz baby came out just fine with no tearing

That’s the best response ever!

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