I've heard c-section is necessary if the baby isn't in the correct position after a certain time, it seems a bit ridiculous to me but I don't know shit so I wanted to clear that up. Also why do they do them more than a week before the due date?
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There are a lot of reasons that might necessitate one, but being incorrectly positioned isn't always a problem. There are ways to reorient a baby in the womb before birth, such as external cephalic version, but they're not always successful. The are also ways to deliver a baby that's in the totally wrong position (like breech), but they're riskier and require more precision and expertise to pull off. The process is designed for the baby to come out head first, facing the mothers back, with their arms down, and the umbilical cord trailing behind. If any of that isn't in order, the baby can get stuck, severely injured, or killed.
There are other reasons to consider a cesarean besides positioning, though. Scheduled early deliveries are typically done because the mother has some preexisting issue that makes delivering a full term baby more difficult and risky such as morphological limitations in her pelvis. The baby gains a ton of weight in the last month of gestation, while most of their organ systems are fully functional and ready to go. Waiting for the baby to reach 15lbs isn't gonna help the delivery go easier, won't make a significant difference in the babies survival odds, and can kill a petite mother. So scheduling an inducement or cesarean before it gets to that point is sometimes considered the more cautious approach.
The thing doctors are stupid about with cesareans is basically prescribing them for every birth that comes after a prior cesarean. VBACs are far more feasible than most doctors think, and they're cheaper too.
There are other reasons to consider a cesarean besides positioning, though. Scheduled early deliveries are typically done because the mother has some preexisting issue that makes delivering a full term baby more difficult and risky such as morphological limitations in her pelvis. The baby gains a ton of weight in the last month of gestation, while most of their organ systems are fully functional and ready to go. Waiting for the baby to reach 15lbs isn't gonna help the delivery go easier, won't make a significant difference in the babies survival odds, and can kill a petite mother. So scheduling an inducement or cesarean before it gets to that point is sometimes considered the more cautious approach.
The thing doctors are stupid about with cesareans is basically prescribing them for every birth that comes after a prior cesarean. VBACs are far more feasible than most doctors think, and they're cheaper too.