Is it good to have a normal birth?

Everyone knows that natural childbirth is beneficial to both women and fetuses, and it helps to avoid complications in the fetus. It can also help discharge lochia from the mother's body, so many women choose natural childbirth during childbirth. However, natural childbirth is very painful, and some women may not be able to bear it. It may even have some effects on pregnant women, such as vaginal relaxation. So, is natural childbirth good?

1. Advantages of natural childbirth

During normal delivery, the uterus dilates and contracts regularly, and the fetus's breathing can also be regular, allowing the baby to quickly adapt to the external environment when it is born. The fetus is born through the mother's birth canal, which can reduce neonatal complications. During childbirth, the mother's vagina expands greatly, which is beneficial for the discharge of lochia in the body and also for the recovery of the uterus. Some data also show that children born naturally are smarter than those born by caesarean section.

2. Disadvantages of natural childbirth

Every mother is very afraid of labor pains before childbirth, which can easily lead to sequelae of vaginal relaxation, uterine or bladder prolapse after childbirth. Normal delivery can affect the perineum, causing perineal tearing or infection, and amniotic fluid embolism can occur without warning. In severe cases, the uterus may need to be removed, and it may even be life-threatening. For the fetus, natural childbirth will exhaust all the mother's strength and easily cause the fetus's head to swell. If the fetus is too heavy or too large, it may lead to difficult labor or even an accident in the womb.

Is it better for women to give birth naturally or by caesarean section?

Comparing the two delivery methods, my feeling is: natural delivery takes a long time and is painful, but the recovery after delivery is quick; cesarean section takes a short time and is painless, but the postpartum catheterization is uncomfortable and the recovery is slow.

But the gynecologist said that caesarean section is performed when the conditions for natural birth are not met. The following situations generally require a caesarean section: pelvic conditions are not conducive to normal delivery and the mother is older (over 32 years old). The occurrence of pregnancy complications (such as severe gestational hypertension), congenital diseases such as poor heart function, and certain infectious diseases such as hepatitis, vaginal sexually transmitted diseases; prolonged first stage of labor, incomplete cervical dilation, premature rupture of amniotic fluid, etc.!