tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post6653074953757882391..comments2023-10-11T10:57:26.122-04:00Comments on Gil The Jenius: C-Sections Get An FGCSchmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-5165467298825283132011-06-21T09:55:03.314-04:002011-06-21T09:55:03.314-04:00Raúl, thanks for the support.
Marcel, a quick che...Raúl, thanks for the support.<br /><br />Marcel, a quick check for some answers: C-sections are considered "safer" by doctors, but not by the women who go through them. I don't have the exact stats, but I was told that there are more follow-up procedures requested for C-sections births than natural births. As for "office hour" births, some hospitals report that over 90% of their C-sections and induced births happen Mon-Wed, 8-5. Nurses HATE those shifts and often complain about understaffing and mistakes happening more frequently. <br /><br />I understand that some women may prefer choosing a birth time ("Murphy Brown," anyone?), but the downside of major surgery, that places risks extending far into the women's future, needs to be evaluated better. We can not put up with what one woman told Me, about preferring C-sections: "But the baby is born looking perfect!" No elongated head compression, I know, but this woman, related to Me, has suffered from abdominal and back problems since that C-section. Many others don't, but We're risking 3 times more of them than We should. <br /><br />Thanks, Marcel. You asked very pertinent questions, a rare contribution these days.GCSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-7677519644655319072011-06-21T00:15:55.674-04:002011-06-21T00:15:55.674-04:00Its an interesting topic but to me, it doesn't...Its an interesting topic but to me, it doesn't seem like you address the most important question.<br /><br />Are cesareans really safer? What is the percentage of people that have problems with cesareans vs natural births? <br /><br />Also, about your comment that most babies are born on Mon-Wed between 8AM and 5PM. Does this statistic include cesareans? If it does, then it's not particularly interesting. Clearly most people that will have cesareans will have them between 8 and 5 and with 48% of births by cesarean, it doesn't take many natural births to push the majority into that timeframe.Marcelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-91915426225971193542011-06-20T13:28:30.214-04:002011-06-20T13:28:30.214-04:00Gil,
It is great that you are bringing these top...Gil, <br /><br />It is great that you are bringing these topics online so we can share. I honestly stay away from reading the local press as much as I can. <br /><br />Those numbers are really scary!Raúl Colónhttp://raulcolon.netnoreply@blogger.com