His mother went into labor and followed her birthing plan. During the delivery in the hospital, the baby was too big and the doctor wanted to perform a Caesarian section when she refused, the doctor had to physically remove the baby using his hand. In the process, her uterus detached from her diaphragm causing the doctors to have to surgically attach her. This made her unable to have children and caused some hormonal imbalance in the future.
The United States has the largest number of births in hospitals than all other developed nations.
Compared to Egypt, the US has over twice as many Caesarian sections. More births occur at home than in hospitals. I believe the differences in numbers between the US and Egypt is the fact that giving birth is more of a business in the US than it is in Egypt. It is more beneficial for both the hospital and the insurance company for expectant mothers to have their children in hospitals hence why that is the culture in the US.
The documentary "The Business of Being Born" executive producer Ricky Lake goes into depth about births in the US being viewed as a business deal.
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Hi Annie, I like your blog theme. Wow, it is astonishing the US has over twice as many c-sections as Egypt. Hospitalization really is big business in the US.
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ReplyDeleteIt seems like your friend's mom had a painful experience. I really hate to hear that she was unable to have more surgeries. Sometimes I think that doctors don't even give mothers a chance to really try to have a vaginal birth here in the US.