Why So many C-Sections

A Caesarean section or C-section is a surgical procedure in which one or more incision are made through a mother's abdomen to deliver one or more babies. It is usually performed when a normal delivery would put the mother or baby's life or health at risk. According to history the first child born from such incision was Bindusara. Bindusara was second Morayan emperor and was born in 320 BC. This C-section was performed by brilliant Indian economist and political scientist Chanakya. The first modern C-section was performed in 1881 in Germany.

If you look at the year when first C-section was performed(1881) then you can figure out that there should be few child birth cases which require birth by C-section than normal delivery. The logic is simple. Before 1881 babies were born in normal/natural way. But the facts are quite opposite to the conclusion we drew in the above lines. According to Wikipedia, in recent years the rate of c-section births has risen to 46% in China, and a level of 25% and above in many Asian, European and American countries.

In my friends group there are close to 10 couples who become parents in last 1 year. Strangely every birth was C-section. There was a 100% rate of C-section births. The story was almost same in every case. Doctor gave an expected birth date. Mother did not get any labor pain till that date. Next day doctor induced artificial labor pain by some medicine. Nothing was the result and next day Doctor told the Husband and wife that the more we wait the more is the danger. Finally with the consent of couple, Doctor performed the c-section and baby is born.

Post c-section births, both baby and mother are fine. Thanks to modern medical facilities and advancement in medical science. Though the trend is increasing and people are starting to think that c-sections are nowadays normal But the reality is something else. C-section is a Surgery and like all other surgeries it has its disadvantages. But their are other disadvantages which are different and I would like to explain them as follows:

1. If there is a c-section child birth then all the following child births by the same mother will happen via C-section. than means Once a mother has undergone a c-section then it is difficult for her to give next birth via normal delivery.

2. A lady can undergo C-section only two times after that it becomes very risky to perform c-section. So if a lady is going to become mother for first time and the child birth happens through c-section then the lady can have only one more child in future and that also through c-section.

3. Post C-section a lady can not eat normal food for at least 3-4 days and has to live on medication and glucose. This means she can not feed the infant for at least 2-3 days after the delivery.

4. C-section delivery is a complete surgery and the mother has to take complete rest for minimum 7 days for recovery.

5. From a financial point of view a C-section is very costly and the expenses are almost 10 times of normal delivery or more in some cases.

Now the question comes that in spite of above listed disadvantages why so many people have c-section deliveries than normal delivery? According to me there are following factors which can explain this trend:

1. Life Style: Modern/Urban Women have a very different lifestyle as compared to older days. Now a days there is very less physical work and very much intellectual work. Physical work results in body fatigue and results in a sound sleep in the night but intellectual work results in mental fatigue, coupled with work stress it results in lack of sleep. So in older days the ladies were more strong physically to handle the delivery of child birth where as the modern lifestyle and work habits has changed the body metabolism of current generation of ladies to handle normal child birth.

2. Money: Doctors seems to be more keen on making money. One C-section operation can fetch money which 10 normal deliveries will do. So I am little suspicious that they might be doing C-sections to earn money in cases where normal delivery could have been done. This is backed by the fact that when one goes to some private hospital, the first question asked is if you have an insurance to pay off all your expenses.

To increase the chances of normal delivery , one should consult the acquainted doctor. Ladies who are expecting a baby should practice yoga daily during the pregnancy time. Their are a few yoga exercises which helps in pregnancy and helps body to prepare for normal delivery. But before starting it is a good idea to consult one yoga expert.
There is nothing better than a normal child birth for a mother and for a baby. The couples who are expecting a baby should put every effort to make sure that the birth is by normal delivery. This effort will definitely pay off in future. In the end as old saying: Health is wealth.
your comments are always welcome :)