I'm not saying childbirth isn't hard - of course it's hard. And I'm not saying it's not painful - of course it's painful. I'm just saying it doesn't have to be "awful" or "torture." I'm glad to hear things are better in Britain, but in the US and in Canada, birthing can be pretty bad for reasons not directly tied to the process itself.
Don't get me wrong; I'm not knocking C-sections altogether. My mother was born by one (giving my Dad an excuse when he forgets her birthday: "Well, you weren't actually born ..." Which usually ends with Mom making a "hmrmph" noise). My sister also had one with her fourth child because Aine was in distress (partial placenta previa that tore during labour) And I know that some women lack the the bone structure for a sucessful unassisted birth.
However, the level of C-sections is rampant on this continent - in the US primarily for doctor convienence, but in Canada I've become shocked by the number of first-time mothers who simply schedule a Ceasarian because they don't want to deal with a vaginal birth. (Canada, I believe, sort of sits half way between the US and Britian; we have socialized medicine, but it's not entirely not-for-profit).
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Don't get me wrong; I'm not knocking C-sections altogether. My mother was born by one (giving my Dad an excuse when he forgets her birthday: "Well, you weren't actually born ..." Which usually ends with Mom making a "hmrmph" noise). My sister also had one with her fourth child because Aine was in distress (partial placenta previa that tore during labour) And I know that some women lack the the bone structure for a sucessful unassisted birth.
However, the level of C-sections is rampant on this continent - in the US primarily for doctor convienence, but in Canada I've become shocked by the number of first-time mothers who simply schedule a Ceasarian because they don't want to deal with a vaginal birth. (Canada, I believe, sort of sits half way between the US and Britian; we have socialized medicine, but it's not entirely not-for-profit).