According to the NHS, the number of elective Caesareans has doubled over the past 20 years, it seems that fears of incontinence following childbirth, have contributed to the increase in Caesareans.
There are three main clichés used to explain why women are asking to have their babies delivered by Caesareans section: Too posh to push; too busy to push; too scared to push.
Normally Caesarean sections are only carried out in emergency cases such as foetal distress, a prolapsed umbilical cord or failure to progress in labour, breach birth or other good medical reasons, like the baby lying in an awkward position, multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets, etc) and an abnormally positioned placenta.
But lately a growing number of women are requesting or opting for private Caesarean section because they cause less damage to pelvic floor which will reduce the incidence of incontinence and prolepses later in life.
Elected caesareans are the less traumatic and safest way to deliver a baby and the risk of developing incontinence in later life can be reduced, but that doesn’t mean that women are immune from trouble.
A recent research suggests that pregnancy itself increases the incidence of incontinence because it is considered to be a major risk factor for weakening of the pelvic floor. Women who have had a Caesarean are still likely, by one and a half times, to develop incontinence than someone who has never had a baby.
According to the NHS, the number of elective Caesareans has doubled over the past 20 years, it seems that fears of incontinence following childbirth, have contributed to the increase in Caesareans.
There are three main clichés used to explain why women are asking to have their babies delivered by Caesareans section: Too posh to push; too busy to push; too scared to push.
Normally Caesarean sections are only carried out in emergency cases such as foetal distress, a prolapsed umbilical cord or failure to progress in labour, breach birth or other good medical reasons, like the baby lying in an awkward position, multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets, etc) and an abnormally positioned placenta.
But lately a growing number of women are requesting or opting for private Caesarean section because they cause less damage to pelvic floor which will reduce the incidence of incontinence and prolepses later in life.
Elected caesareans are the less traumatic and safest way to deliver a baby and the risk of developing incontinence in later life can be reduced, but that doesn’t mean that women are immune from trouble.
A recent research suggests that pregnancy itself increases the incidence of incontinence because it is considered to be a major risk factor for weakening of the pelvic floor. Women who have had a Caesarean are still likely, by one and a half times, to develop incontinence than someone who has never had a baby.