Cord around the neck is the number 1 BS reason for C-sections in the Dominican Republic (that's not fact just my personal opinion
)
I am not a Midwife yet, I am not "allowed" to deliver babies in my job but as any L&D Nurse can tell you, we have to at times when the doctor does not make it in time. And in my 13.5 years as a Nurse it happens alot more than you think.
I myself have delivered many babies with cords around the neck. And in the US, this is NOT a reason for a C-section. If I, a nurse, can deliver a baby with a nuchal cord (that is the medical term), why can't these Dominican doctors with all of their years of schooling and education?
They scare the Dominican women by telling them that the baby will be strangled. Uhhhhhh...babies don't breathe or exchange air until they are cut off from the placenta sooooooooo.....uhhhhhhhh.
Yes, a cord can get pinched or stretched in the birthing process but well trained physicians (and nurses
) know what maneuvers to initiate to relieve that and deliver the baby safely.
This is basic OB, so sad that so many Dominican moms undergo unnecessary surgery and its subsequent problems because their doctors are not properly trained.
BTW...here is a video of a mom delivering, who did not want anyone messing with her or her baby. She delivered the baby in the hospital but everyone was hands off. The baby had the cord around the neck 5 times...... yes
FIVE times!!! So, uh....yeah...everyone else in the world seems to be able to do it. (and the video is a birth so don't watch it if you have an aversion to vagina and/or breasts lol)
The Unassisted Hospital Birth of Clay (better version) - YouTube
SHALENA
P.S.
DV8....stop gettin' me riled up! I could type all day!