The earlier deliveries had a higher rate of complications. Among babies
born at 39 weeks, 3.4% had certain breathing problems, including one called
respiratory distress syndrome. The frequency of such problems rose to 5.5% for
babies delivered at 38 weeks, and to 8.2% at 37 weeks. An infant's breathing
problems don't usually cause lasting effects, but such babies are more likely to
have to be admitted for intensive care.read rest here
Friday, January 9, 2009
risks of an early -c-section
I'm not fan of c-sections, and having my second C on the fifth of Dec for my third kid (2,5,3 are the magic numbers) has left me even less so. My baby was breech, and I started contractions in the 38th week, but here's some latest info on why even supposedly 'full term' c-sections are not a good idea.
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I was able to schedule my C-section (due to breach) at the very end of the 39th week. (They wanted to schedule me at 38 weeks, and I said no.) But I went into labor at 38 weeks, and was so thankful I did.
Also, in the research I did before my C-section, I did not find any conclusive evidence that a C-section was safer for mother and baby than a trained and correctly performed vaginal breech baby.
Well, let's hope this is behind us now and that mother and baby are doing just fine :)!
just fine, thanks!
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