Caesarean Section
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- Created on: 25-04-14 10:40
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- Caesarean Section
- Personal
- I was a caesarean (suggested, not emergency or elective).
- I've grown up normally and healthy.
- Both my younger siblings were natural births.
- Both are healthy.
- Historical
- A theory that the word 'caesarean' originates from Julius Caesar, however this is debated.
- Caesareans used to only be used if the mother was dead or dying.
- Caesarean could be derived from 'caedere' meaning to cut, so children delivered this way were called caesones.
- Inés Ramírez performed a successful C-Section on herself on 5th March 2000.
- Economical
- The NICE report estimates a natural birth costs on average £1512.
- It also estimates that a planned c-section costs £2369 and an emergency costs £3042.
- Social
- There is social pressure on women to have children.
- There is social pressure on women to have a natural, intervention free birth.
- Chemical
- Many hormones are in use during birth:
- Oxytocin - the hormone of love.
- Endorphins - the hormone of pleasure.
- Adrenaline and non-adrenaline - the hormones of excitement.
- Prolactin - the mothering hormone.
- Amount of hormones produced during a caesarean is much less than in natural birth,
- Many hormones are in use during birth:
- Psychological
- 6 weeks after birth, a disproportionate number of women who had caesarean births had symptoms of depression.
- During a vaginal birth, baby has time to adjust slowly.
- Women's perception of themselves after a C-section was lower, with a sense of failure, disappointment and loss of control.
- During a C-Section, a baby is rushed through all processes in 2 minutes.
- Physiological
- Babies born via caesarean section are more likely to develop respiratory problems and allergies.
- Women who have a C-Section are more likely to have complications in subsequent births.
- Babies can get stuck in the birth canal.
- Mothers will have a scar.
- Babies are occasional cut by scalpels.
- Scar tissues can cause long term pain, and problems.
- Risk of infection is higher in caesarean births.
- Personal
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