tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181472671648618071.post5949296989750762674..comments2023-10-18T15:20:33.029+01:00Comments on cesarean debate (now caesareanbirth.org): Sometimes it takes a celebrity to get the point acrosscesarean debatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01711913972260724246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181472671648618071.post-81705094097650704342008-10-24T22:15:00.000+01:002008-10-24T22:15:00.000+01:00I must correct you. In fact a large number of medi...I must correct you. In fact a large number of medical professional (and indeed medical studies - see my website page on 'Birth injuries' in the 'Vaginal delivery concerns' section for more details) have stated that protection of the pelvic floor is perhaps the most important benefit of planned cesarean delivery.<BR/><BR/>That is not to say that all women will experience physical damage during (or indeed following) vaginal delivery, but it is more likely to occur than during a planned cesarean delivery.<BR/><BR/>There are two studies on nuns that I am aware of, one in 2002 (http://www.greenjournal.org/cgi/content/full/100/2/226) and the other in 2005 (http://www.greenjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/106/6/1253). <BR/>You can read the details via the links, but the important points to note are these:<BR/><BR/>1) The studies only measure prevalence of urinary incontinence. They did not ask the women about any problems with fecal incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse for example.<BR/><BR/>2) Most importantly. The women questioned were of a very mature age. They are described as having a 'mean age of 68' in one study and 'postmenopausal' in the other. It is well established that the incidence of urinary incontinence generally increases with age, regardless of parity. The question researchers need to ask is whether vaginal delivery is associated with an increased prevalence in women of childbearing age (e.g. the age groups 20,30 and 40 years-old), at a time in their lives when incontinence is NOT to be expected. There are nuns of this age available for questioning and I think that the results of this type of research would be more appropriate.cesarean debatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711913972260724246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181472671648618071.post-75969512165372306922008-10-24T14:14:00.000+01:002008-10-24T14:14:00.000+01:00Kate Winslet by her own words was ashamed of havin...Kate Winslet by her own words was ashamed of having a c-section.<BR/><BR/>Cesarean does not prevent pelvic floor damage BTW. I'm reminded of a certain study conducted amongst nuns (no childbirth, no sex, no nothing) that found similar rates of incontinence and pelvic floor problems as their Motherly counterparts regardless of delivery type.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158255018706140803noreply@blogger.com