Reply to "Is it terrible to have had a vaginal delivery with pouch?"

Well, the REAL problem is that any way you slice it, ANY method of birth exposed you to risks. Some are short term and some are long term. It is impossible to predict where any one person will fall into the risk ratio, particularly since there can be, and often are unpredictable obstetrical issues that crop up during labor and delivery.

I certainly did not anticipate a frank breech presentation during my first delivery. This was not known until labor was well underway. So, c-section was essentially mandatory. With my second delivery, it was not known until a week or two before that this would be a large baby. I was scheduled for induction, before he got any larger, but I went into labor anyway. I did not plan on requiring outlet forceps, it was a decision after 12 hours of labor and 2 hours of pushing.

My point? You can make all the plans you want, but when the time comes, you just do what is best for a healthy baby and mom. It all depends on what risks are acceptable to YOU. I thought having a "natural" vaginal delivery would be more special than my c-section (it wasn't). I got a healthy baby each time, so it made everything else a non-issue.

But, I agree. More recent and long term results would be very nice to have.

Jan