Reaction to: "Increased rates of complications in childbirth parallel rising number of Cesarean sections"

Cesarean's are on the rise in America, and so are the complications coming from them.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/992810.html


Studies are showing that having a cesarean brings increased chances of , "kidney failure, respiratory distress syndrome, shock and ventilator use..." But, more and more women are having c-sections for convenience and other reasons.

In 2007 the World Health Organization conducted a large study about birth, and found that the survival rate of the mom and baby is put at a much higher risk when the mother receives a c-sections.

Other studies have brought out that having a cesarean increases the chance of breathing problems for the baby. Maybe this is just coincidental, but my mom seems to believe I have asthma because she had me by c-section after 48 hours of non-progressing labor.

Jennifer Block, author of Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care explained,"Some hospitals have cesarean rates exceeding 40 percent and even 50 percent. U.S. maternity wards are fast-becoming surgical suites."

I'm not implying that c-sections are the worst option, but why are some women demanding them, and why are so many doctors letting them go though with it when their recovery time is so much longer and the risk of complications with themselves and the baby is so much greater?