The rate of Cesarean sections ranges based on the hospital a woman goes to when she\u2019s going to give birth, and if that seems like it shouldn\u2019t be the case, you aren\u2019t the only person who thinks so. In the United States, the most common surgery to be performed are C-sections, even though many of them aren\u2019t even necessary.<\/p>\n
Around 1.3 million babies are born every year to mothers who have C-sections. Interestingly, it\u2019s been found that even low-risk mothers have been given C-sections for convenience, something that is slightly alarming. In almost half of the cases where the surgery took place, the babies could actually have been delivered vaginally with no harm coming to the mother or child.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the problem with having a C-section when it isn\u2019t needed? There are many risks that mothers, and their children, face. Infection rates are higher because of the body being opened up to the surgical room. In fact, unnecessary C-sections may account for around 20,000 major surgical complications every year. Things like sepsis and organ injury are possible any time a serious surgery is performed.<\/p>\n
Women who are at low-risk for delivering vaginally who have a C-section are three times more likely to die or suffer complications than if they had their child vaginally. Giving birth via C-section also means that you may have to do so in the future as well. If you have a C-section, there is a 90 percent chance of needing one if you have additional children. Your medical team should take the time to discuss these risks ahead of time if a C-section isn\u2019t medically necessary. If you suffer injuries due to one you didn\u2019t need, then that can potentially be a negligence case.<\/p>\n
Source:<\/b> Consumer Reports, \u201cYour Biggest C-Section Risk May Be Your Hospital,\u201d Tara Haelle, accessed Aug. 04, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The rate of Cesarean sections ranges based on the hospital a woman goes to when she\u2019s going to give birth, and if that seems like it shouldn\u2019t be the case, you aren\u2019t the only person who thinks so. In the United States, the most common surgery to be performed are C-sections, even though many of them aren\u2019t even necessary. Around…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birth-injury","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n