If the woman had never previously labored, then a 34 hour labor isn’t crazy. If she had two scheduled sections before it’s like her body had never gone through labor at all. I had 2 successful vbacs and my first one took about 38 hours (in the hospital). My heart breaks for this woman. Women in this country and fed so…

I had a c-section and was back to work 8 weeks later not feeling completely normal, so no. I never said it wasn’t enough of a reason, I’m just wondering what her circumstances were.

My second child was an 84 hour labor. I posted elsewhere in the comments more detail but long story short: I was at a birth center and went home for 2 days after labor stalled at 6cm Friday night. If I had been in a hospital, I’m 100% positive they would have pressured me for a c-section even though there were no…

um, I think the question is whether there was something out of the ordinary last time, which may or may not be reason to suggest the same will happen this time. There was no suggestion that an 8mo recovery was “no big deal”

I suspect that the bad relationship between physician and patient is the root of the issue here. Which is why I wish the first line of care was always a CNM. There’s a different mind set between providers that can make or break how a woman feels about her birth experience, even when the situation goes sideways.

When my sister ended up with an emergency c section for her firstborn, one of the things i learned from the very cool doctors and nurses who were there is that the heartrate is often one of the last signs of fetal distress. A baby in distress diverts blood from other organs to maintain the heart and brain, so they can…

As a L&D nurse we use fetal monitoring to determine how a fetus is “coping” with labor. There are three categories of tracing of a baby’s heart rate - Cat I is a sign that a fetus is well oxygenated at that moment, Cat II is indeteminant, the fetus could be fine or it could be compromised, we can’t tell. Cat III…

“9lb’4oz baby boy...” you, ma’am, are a soldier. Glad it all worked out! Enjoy that boy.

I just had a c section in May after a failed induction. I can only speak from my own perspective, but I was in labor for 24 hours before the c section. I was induced at 41 weeks after a picture perfect pregnancy (only gained 15 pounds, never had the pregnant lady waddle...it was amazing). My ob/gyn suggested that I be…

I’m not a medical expert, but I am currently pretty well informed about the risks of VBACs, since I had one a few months ago (successful, thankfully!). I feel like we don’t have enough details from both sides of this particular story, so I’ll just say some general things based on my experience & my research:

It would be grossly irresponsible to allow a VBAC labor, assuming it was active labor, to continue for 34 hours.

I was in labor for 46 hours and pushed for 4 hours and the drs tried to force me into a c-section. I asked if the baby was in distress and he was not so I would not allow it and pushed that baby out. I am a broken record: Maternity care in the US is HORRIBLE.

I was in labor for 30+ hours before electing for a c-section. My baby was not in danger at that point and my doctor gave me the option to continue a few more hours. After 30 hours, I was exhausted from contractions every two minutes, I was literally strapped down because of hormone shakes and I was in tremendous…

well, keep in mind that “labor” in this case probably doesn’t mean the second (pushing) stage of labor. Early and active labor, during which the body prepares for delivery, can take days. Ask me how I know. :(

I had an unplanned C-section because my son’s heart rate kept dropping. The cord was wrapped around his foot. If I would have insisted on a vaginal birth, he should have been fine. A friend of mine had the same situation, except that the cord was around her baby’s neck. If they hadn’t intervened when they did, he…

The length of labor doesn’t really matter - it’s whether there’s fetal distress. The lawsuit claims that the patient wasn’t told that she needed a c-section because of danger to the baby, but rather because of the doctor’s timeline.

I think it’s notable that even the medical chart didn’t document any clear distress:

This is one of the real dangers of the anti-choice, forced-birth, fetus-first agenda. The mother, while fully conscious and able to make a medical decision, can have her objection to a medical procedure overruled because we think of the baby first and the mother second.

I’m curious to see what other details about this case come out.

She’s a beat reporter. Like, she’s around the team all season and then some. It’s not like the Super Bowl where people who have never covered the sport start asking questions.

Women have been sports reporters since before Newton was born. This woman regularly covers his team. The idea that she is the very first female reporter who has ever asked him a question is... funny. You are very funny.