Many of us are aware of Lamaze classes as a series of classes which teach expectant parents important things about good practices in pregnancy, labor, childbirth, breastfeeding, etc. Perhaps the most important aspect of Lamaze education is the knowledge that it gives to would be parents that make them no longer fearful of the whole [...]
Some time back I wrote about the consensus opinion of NIH, as well as several research studies which showed that mothers who have had 2 previous C-sections should be given a trial of labor and a chance to have a natural birth (VBA2C), if the mother is otherwise healthy. Today, in the Indian medical system, [...]
This headline screamed in Page 2 of today’s Times of India, Hyderabad edition. While many readers may be surprised, this news has been a common fact for many years now. Since the time when Healthy Mother was founded we ourselves have seen c-section rates around 70% in most hospitals, including some of the large corporate [...]
Over the past several years, I have had the opportunity to talk to several moms who have had a previous C-section, and want to try for a natural birth the second time around. In fact, we have helped some of these women birth their second baby naturally at our Healthy Mother Birthing Center. One of [...]
The Times of India Hyderabad on 21/1 carried an editorial titled “Take it Easy” on a World Health Organization report on rising c-section rates in Asian countries, including India. While the WHO report mentions that in India overall, the c-section rate is 18%, in reality, if we take the urban and semi-urban population into consideration, [...]
As I finally catch my breath from multiple back-to-back births, I cannot but reflect on a wonderful mother at our center who was trying for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After a Previous Cesarean). Both parents were wonderfully informed and intent on letting the process of birth occur as naturally as possible. I bring this birth [...]