Unmedicated birth to minimize chances of c-section?
I’m 21 weeks and 6 days pregnant today and thinking a lot about giving birth lately. I’ve hired a doula and I’ll be giving birth in a hospital. I have a pretty good doctor and the c-section rate is 21% at this hospital.
I’m leaning towards an unmedicated birth (if possible) right now mainly because I’ve read pintocin and epidurals may be linked to increased odds of needing a c-section. The thought of having my stomach cut open really scares me, and my own mom almost died from hemorrhaging during a c-section while having me. I’m a naive first time mom, but my fear of surgery is much greater than my fear of the pain of an unmedicated birth at the moment.
I guess I’m wondering if trying to avoid a c-section is a good reason to try for an unmedicated birth?