But there’s no mention of uterine inertia here. We don’t even know what that 34 hours is counting. As someone who’s been there (and I know that you have too) and someone whose mom specialized in medical malpractice lawsuits, I’m going to give the mother the benefit of the doubt.

oh, and duh, there are some hospitals where there is a higher rate of elective C-sections. Certain populations may just be more culturally predisposed to elective C-sections, and if there’s one hospital that they all go to, there’s your high rate of Cs right there.

Speaking only from my personal experience, I went in to my hospital (a well-reputed and highly-ranked teaching hospital, where I was planning a VBAC and had discussed it with my doctor) in early labor that lasted at least twelve hours and no one mentioned a thing about timelines. So that might vary by birth…

that’s a big “assuming” though. And the general rule of thumb is that that 24-hour delivery clock runs from when the waters break, not the beginning of active labor (which can take days, and doesn’t necessarily endanger mom or baby).

Right, and they probably would have had fetal monitors on her just in case to make sure baby’s heart rate didn’t drop; surely they would have noted such a drop? And if there was no drop, how did they know?

As someone who has had two c-sections and tried (and failed) for a VBAC, I really feel for this woman. If it’s as she alleges and the doctors pressured her into a C without any reason related to her health or that of her baby, I hope she gets the closure she wants out of this lawsuit.

So it really depends. Depending on the mother and the circumstances of the c-section, a vaginal birth can still be safer than a second c-section; remember that a c-section is a serious, invasive surgical procedure, and has all the attendant risks of surgery (blood loss, infection, provider error, etc.). A lot of…

She’s not wrong. Pregnancy is terrifying, and if she doesn’t want to do it, she shouldn’t. I’ve had the two kids I wanted, but if I ever decided I wanted another, I would definitely look into fostering/adoption rather than putting my body through that stuff again- and I had relatively easy pregnancies and recoveries.

Some of that is because of the hospital’s specialization. The hospital that I gave birth at is a teaching hospital that specializes in maternal-fetal medicine and high-risk pregnancies, so of course they’re going to have a higher rate of C-section than someplace that has a full wing of midwifes (who might then end up…

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. :(

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You’re splitting hairs. Prior to obtaining DACA, most DACA applicants were undocumented or overstays. Once DACA ends, they will go back to being undocumented.

Nobody brought them in. They were already here; they just had to work even shittier jobs, under the table, for less. Giving these people work permits enables them to actually earn the minimum wage and puts them in a better position to report on employers who exploit or underpay. But sure, let’s keep an undocumented…

DACA applicants, almost by definition, are not eligible to apply for citizenship. Most of the initial DACA clinics who assisted applicants screened them for better, more permanent benefits and referred them out if they could apply for something more permanent. But DACA holders are generally ONLY eligible for DACA,…

Ah, there’s the other part. Trying to teach my son to say “thank you” as well, even to robots.

You created a burner today so that you could call Jezebel posters ugly, spread racism, and hate on murder victims? This is not the way to use your one precious life. Delete your account, go forth, and sin no more.

Right, and intervening years have featured friendlier male-voiced AIs, like Jarvis from the MCU.

*many many hugs*

That sounds like an excuse somebody made. :|