Natural Birth C-Section

Benefits  Controlled labor  Elective upon request.

 Shorter hospital stay.  Rupture prevention
 Medication free birth.  (livescience.com)

Risk  Scarring  Severe bleeding

 Tearing  Infections
 Incontinence issues  Adverse reaction to Anesthesia
 3x more likely to die
Recovery time  6 Weeks  8 Weeks+

Cost  Up to $30K uninsured  $50k + uninsured

 (www.whattoexpect.com)  (www.whattoexpect.com)

Long term  Incontinence issues  Damaged nerve endings

effects  Uterine prolapse  Uterine prolapse
 Future high-risk pregnancies

DELIVERY OPTIONS

SUBJECT-BY-SUBJECT

Natural Birth-

 Benefits- Controlled labor; shorter hospital say; Medication free birth

 Risk- Scarring, Tearing, Incontinence issues.
 Recovery Time- 6 Weeks
 Cost- Up to $30K uninsured (whattoexpect.com)
 Long-term Effects- Incontinence Issues; Uterine Prolapse

C-Section-

 Benefits- Elective upon request; Rupture prevention (livescience.com)

 Risk- Severe Bleeding; Infections; Adverse Reaction to Anesthesia
 Recovery Time- 8 Weeks plus
 Cost- $50k plus uninsured (what to expect.com)
  Long-term Effects- Damaged nerve endings; Uterine Prolapse; Future High-risk Pregnancies

POINT-BY-POINT

Benefits-

 Natural Birth- Controlled labor; shorter hospital stays; medication free birth.
 C-section- Elective upon request; rupture prevention

Risk-

 Natural Birth- scarring; tearing; Incontinence issues

 C-section- severe bleeding; Infections; Adverse reaction to anesthesia

Recovery time-

 Natural birth- 6 weeks

 C-section- 8 weeks+

Cost-

 Natural birth- Up to $30k uninsured

 C-section- $50k+ uninsured

Long-term effects-

 Natural birth- Incontinence issues; Uterine prolapse

 C-section- Damaged nerve endings; Uterine prolapse; Future high-risk pregnancies