Reply #135: I mentioned that because I've had a baby by C-section. [View All]

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People don't realize how dangerous childbirth is. Back in the old days, like the 19th century, one third of mothers died in childbirth, either from cephalopelvic disproportion or from childbed fever (an infection caused by doctors with dirty hands).

When I matured physically, my shoulders got broader and my ribs got bigger but my hips never got any wider. I am petite and small boned. If I had not gained weight and acquired a tummy, I could still get in a skirt I wore in the 7th grade when I was 11. And I'm 53 now.

Basically the hole in the pelvis has to be 4 inches in diameter for the baby's head to come out safely. When I was in labor I had NO dilation and NO dropping. Which is about as dysfunctional at childbirth as you can get.

The natural childbirth nuts who say "It's a natural process, therefore we don't need any doctors interfering" are full of shit in my opinion.