Should women opt for normal delivery or cesarean section?
Normal birth if there is no obstacle for them to have a normal birth.
Is normal delivery better than cesarean section?
There is a misconception: normal birth is good for the mother, cesarean is good for the baby... This is unacceptable. In some conditions, normal birth is very harmful for the mother and cesarean section is required. But if the conditions are good, of course, normal birth is good for the mother. In normal delivery, the recovery process of the mother is much faster. Since it is not necessary to enter the abdomen, some related complications do not occur. Hospital stay is short. The mother leaves the hospital faster and returns to her normal work and normal life faster. For the baby, if everything is going well, there will be no problems in normal delivery. Caesarean section should be done only if necessary.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of normal birth?
The advantages of normal birth are that it is a normal process, everything ends as soon as the birth is over, the complication rate is very low, labor pains can be relieved with epidural anesthesia, the mother's recovery process is much faster, the hospital stay is shorter, the mother returns to her normal life more quickly. . Organ sagging, which can be counted as a disadvantage, is only about one to two percent and can be corrected with a much simpler operation compared to cesarean section.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of cesarean section?
The disadvantages of cesarean section are that it requires surgery, there is a small risk of infection and bleeding, blood may need to be given to the mother due to bleeding, pain lasts longer compared to childbirth, wound healing takes a long time, gas removal problems, and it takes one week for the mother to return to her normal life. Its advantage is that it can be life saving for mother and baby in some cases where normal delivery is not possible.
What are the factors that prevent a woman from having a normal birth?
The reasons that prevent normal delivery may depend on the mother or the baby. We can list the ones that depend on the baby as follows: The baby's inverted posture, breech position or lying on its side. During labor pains, the baby's heart sounds are impaired, the baby shows signs of oxygen deficiency, the baby is too big and cannot pass through the mother's birth canal. Maternal factors are as follows: Mothers with deformity due to congenital hip dislocation, those with active herpes infection, and those with diseases such as AIDS. There are also obstacles that belong to the mother and the baby, such as the placement of the placenta at the exit point of the baby, that is, it creates an obstacle for the baby to come out. In a mother who does not have any of these conditions and whose pregnancy was completely normal; If the baby is not too large and the mother's birth canal is adequate, there is no harm in giving birth normally.
How is the reflection of normal birth and cesarean section to the postpartum woman?
Of course, normal birth is more comfortable in terms of postpartum pain. Because as soon as the birth is over, almost everything is over. In cesarean section, there is a healing process of the wound site. There are gassing problems that can last for several days. Of course, it must be said that today, especially the operating room and anesthesia conditions are improved compared to the past, making patients much more comfortable in cesarean sections. Patients recover very quickly. Patients can be discharged 2 days after delivery, both after normal delivery and after cesarean section. Most of the patients can return to their normal lives towards the end of the first week. However, it is necessary to take into account the risk of infection and bleeding that cesarean section carries compared to normal delivery.
