The document discusses vaginal birth and Caesarean section (C-section). Vaginal birth is the natural birth process for mammals and has benefits like lower risks for babies and quicker recovery for mothers. However, it can cause harms like vaginal pain, incontinence, and brachial plexus injury. C-section is a surgical procedure that avoids the pains of labor but is associated with risks like infection, pain, bleeding, and issues with future pregnancies. While C-section provides benefits in high-risk pregnancies, vaginal birth is favored in most cases due to stronger physical and mental health outcomes for both mother and baby when possible.

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2. A vaginal delivery is the birth of offspring
(babies in humans) in mammals through
the vagina.
It is the natural method of birth for all
mammals except monotremes, which lay
eggs into the external environment
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3. A spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD)
An assisted vaginal delivery (AVD)
An instrumental vaginal delivery (IVD)
An induced vaginal delivery (also IVD)
 A normal vaginal delivery (NVD)
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4. Babies come when they’re ready
Lowered risk of respiratory problems
Babies receive protective bacteria
Quick recovery & shorter hospital stay
No scar risk in future births
Lower maternal mortality
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5. Harms to babies
• Brachial Plexus Injury
Harms to mothers
• Vaginal Pain
• Any urinary incontinence
• Any bowel incontinence
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6. A Caesarean section, (also C-section,
Caesarian section, Cesarean section,
Caesar, etc.) is a surgical procedure in
which one or more incisions are made
through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy)
and
uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or
more babies, or, rarely, to remove a dead
fetus.
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7.  Can be a life saving procedure
 Great advantage for those who have
complications during their pregnancy.
 Can be attempted fairly promptly and within
minutes
 you can skip the countless hours of labor and
excruciating pain
 You will avoid any complications during birth
with a C-section and be able to enjoy your
birth, instead of screaming through it.
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8. Short term harms to mother
• Maternal mortality
• Emergency hysterectomy
• Blood clots,stroke
• Surgical injuries
• Longer hospitalization
• Rehospitalization
• Infection
• Severe and long lasting pain
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9. Social and emotional harms to mother
• Poor birth experience
• Less early contact with baby
• Psychological trauma
• Depression
• Poor overall mental health
• Poor overall functioning
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10. Ongoing pysical harms to mother
• Chronic pelvic pain
• Bowel obstruction
Harms to babies
• Accidental surgical cuts
• Mild to severe respiratory problems
• Not establishing breastfeeding
• Childhood and adulthood asthma
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11. Harms for future reproductive capacity
• Infertility
• Decreased fertility
• Etopic pregnency
• Placenta previa
• Placenta accreta
• Placental abruption
• Uterine rupture
• Maternal death
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12. Harms in the future pregnencies
• Still birth
• Low birthweight,Preterm birth
• Malformation
• Central nervous system injury
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13. In favor of Vaginal birth
But
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14. A modern way to have a baby
A medical operation
A caesarean can be scheduled
A caesarean is quick in comparison to
most labours.
A caesarean is perceived as pain-free.
A caesarean avoids the need for a baby to
make the journey through the birth canal.
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15. A caesarean is clean.
A caesarean is clinical – and therein
perhaps lies its biggest attraction.
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16. what too many have lost sight
of, is that even the best
caesarean can never hold a
candle to a good experience
of giving birth to your baby
yourself.
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17. Thank You
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