One of the most common myths about abdominal birth is to think that because of the fact that the baby does not cross the birth canal and because it is faster it suffers less. But this it is not true. Caesarean section is not the best for the baby. The natural way to be born and the best for the baby is vaginal delivery.
It is often believed that caesarean section is a birth option that the mother can choose, however it is (should be) an emergency practice that is performed when complications arise in childbirth or by pre-existing situations of women that make a vaginal delivery unfeasible .
WHO considers up to 15% as an acceptable percentage of caesarean sections, while in Spain it ranges between 21 and 23% in public hospitals (in private ones it ranges between 30 and 34%), with clear differences according to autonomous communities, which shows that the cesarean section rate can be reduced with appropriate measures. And above all, that can be reduced by offering quality information.
In a recent interview with the ABC newspaper, the president of the Spanish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SEGO), Josep Maria Lailla has contributed to breaking this myth around the safety of caesarean section.
A woman can say, "I can choose how I want to give birth. And I want to have a C-section." What does the doctor do in that case? Dr. Lailla comments that the principle of autonomy on which mothers who wish to give birth by caesarean section are based is at the same level as the non-maledice principle of the doctor, that is, to perform an intervention knowing that it is harmful to the patient.
The percentage of morbidity, risks and sequelae of a C-section are much higher than that of a normal vaginal delivery. The gynecologist also comments that "There are many fetal or neural pathologies due to cesarean delivery. For example, the child does not suffer from lack of oxygenation, but he can have more postnatal respiratory disorders".
Nor is it true that caesarean section is better for the mother. Almost no disheveled and no effort is made, but when asked if the mothers choose it because the recovery is faster, he replies:
I do not see relationship. Let's not forget that it is a surgical intervention in which there is deeper anesthesia, the abdomen must be opened and there is upper bleeding. We have it very much by hand and we minimize it but it is still a surgical fact. In addition, recovery is somewhat slower, although not much worse than in normal deliveries.
