Yesterday I had a long phone conversation with a brand new mom whose baby was born via cesarean. She was fairly consumed with “shoulda, coulda, woulda,” racking her brain for what she might have done differently to avoid a cesarean. After hearing the detailed account of her labor, I was able to assure her that she and her partner had done a great job with attempting a vaginal delivery…the fact is that after 10+ hours with essentially no cervical progress, it was time to go with Plan B.
Unfortunately, our society continues to judge how the baby is born, how the baby is fed and how the parents choose to raise their child…distinctly not helpful…by and large, parents do the very best they can and need to be supported along the way.
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