Yep this definitely has an effect! Can't remember which book I read (I was pregnant with our 4th at the time, preparing for my 3rd natural birth) - this book covered studies which showed the impact of natural vs synthetic oxytocin - and howbit affected not only the child, but the relationship with the mother as well. I'm of course an adv…
Yep this definitely has an effect! Can't remember which book I read (I was pregnant with our 4th at the time, preparing for my 3rd natural birth) - this book covered studies which showed the impact of natural vs synthetic oxytocin - and howbit affected not only the child, but the relationship with the mother as well. I'm of course an advocate for c section when it's truly medically necessary - but usually it's the very actions taken by the hospital that cause the need for it in the first place. For example - contractions caused by artificial induction are MUCH stronger than natural contractions (i know this from personal experience!) The induced contractions put too much stress on the baby, it's heart rate goes up, the staff says the baby is having problems, and they must do emergency surgery to save the baby. It's a domino effect of allll the "helpful" things a hospital does. Our current society has forgotten that pregnancy is NOT a medical issue. It's natural and often times can progress beautifully on its own, since a woman's body is designed to give birth!
but, but, but, a scheduled inducement is so much better than going in the middle of the night or disrupting the doc's golf game... and anything that forces a c-section makes it even more convenient, the doc can deliver more babies if they're all induced, & then c-sectioned... money, money, money!!
Inducing doesn’t determine delivery time, and inducing first time moms at 39 weeks decreased maternal and fetal morbidity and cut the C-section rate by 17%. Not everything doctors do is bad….
100% true! This happened to me: the MD lied about the results of and ultrasound, pushed a pitocin- induced early delivery, which, yes, felt much worse than the subsequent completely natural delivery, and sure enough the baby went into distress. I was wheeled into the OR but narrowly escaped a cesarean.
Fortunately our bonding was not affected and 27 years later we still have a strong bond. But if I would ever use the word “hate” it would be for the MDs involved. They also falsified my records after the fact as a second excuse for the c-section.
Yep this definitely has an effect! Can't remember which book I read (I was pregnant with our 4th at the time, preparing for my 3rd natural birth) - this book covered studies which showed the impact of natural vs synthetic oxytocin - and howbit affected not only the child, but the relationship with the mother as well. I'm of course an advocate for c section when it's truly medically necessary - but usually it's the very actions taken by the hospital that cause the need for it in the first place. For example - contractions caused by artificial induction are MUCH stronger than natural contractions (i know this from personal experience!) The induced contractions put too much stress on the baby, it's heart rate goes up, the staff says the baby is having problems, and they must do emergency surgery to save the baby. It's a domino effect of allll the "helpful" things a hospital does. Our current society has forgotten that pregnancy is NOT a medical issue. It's natural and often times can progress beautifully on its own, since a woman's body is designed to give birth!
but, but, but, a scheduled inducement is so much better than going in the middle of the night or disrupting the doc's golf game... and anything that forces a c-section makes it even more convenient, the doc can deliver more babies if they're all induced, & then c-sectioned... money, money, money!!
Inducing doesn’t determine delivery time, and inducing first time moms at 39 weeks decreased maternal and fetal morbidity and cut the C-section rate by 17%. Not everything doctors do is bad….
100% true! This happened to me: the MD lied about the results of and ultrasound, pushed a pitocin- induced early delivery, which, yes, felt much worse than the subsequent completely natural delivery, and sure enough the baby went into distress. I was wheeled into the OR but narrowly escaped a cesarean.
Fortunately our bonding was not affected and 27 years later we still have a strong bond. But if I would ever use the word “hate” it would be for the MDs involved. They also falsified my records after the fact as a second excuse for the c-section.
Been there, witnessed that.
I have nothing but contempt for the entire medical industry.
I'm currently looking to get my twice pregnant cat spayed. But every vet I call says that I have to get her vaccinated first.
Well I refuse. F the vax happy medical industry. My cat will have a dozen litters before I cave in. (She's an inside cat, for the record.)
Wow, that’s awful 😞 Far too many stories like yours and these doctors never seem to be held accountable 😡
Exactly, that’s what I’ve read as well and it makes a lot of sense.
Livedreamrepeat,
Hospitals make a lot more money from surgery. We already know that they don’t care about the patients as much as the cash. 💰