More than half of pregnant women in Shanghai would rather undergo surgery than give birth naturally: Statistics from the Shanghai Women\’s Health Center show that the average cesarean section rate in obstetric departments across the city has risen to about 54%, and the cesarean section rate in some hospitals has even reached 62%. The above is more than four times the upper limit recommended by the World Health Organization.
Regarding the reason for the high caesarean section rate, Pang Ruyan, vice president of the China Maternal and Child Health Association, said in an interview yesterday that the cost of caesarean section is about twice that of normal delivery. Driven by profit, some hospitals even deliberately induce women to have cesarean sections.
Cesarean section rate rises to approximately 54%
At the beginning of this year, the World Health Organization released a report stating that China’s caesarean section rate was as high as 46.2%, more than three times the upper limit recommended by the World Health Organization.
Shanghai’s caesarean section rate ranks among the highest in the country. According to Professor Duan Tao, director of the Shanghai Women\’s Health Center and director of the Shanghai No. 1 Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the average cesarean section rate in the city\’s hospital obstetrics departments has risen to about 54%. The caesarean section rate in the hospital is over 62%, with more caesarean sections being delivered by pregnant women born in the 1980s.
Looking for money to promote caesarean section
Why did the doctor say at the last minute that my pelvis was too small for a vaginal delivery? Ms. Li, who had given birth to her child almost a year ago, is still worried about this incident. In her opinion, she was 1.6 meters tall and weighed more than 120 kilograms during her lifetime, so she was not very thin. A friend next to me was much thinner than me. He only weighed over 110 pounds before he was born. His pelvis was smaller than mine, so he gave birth naturally.
Ms. Zhou, who gave birth to a child in the United States two years ago, said that in the United States, even pregnant women over 40 years old will first think of natural delivery. In their eyes, caesarean section is only the doctor\’s last resort to solve difficult labor. However, several of my close friends had cesareans. First, the baby\’s umbilical cord was wrapped around the neck, and the doctor recommended a cesarean section. Several pregnant women requested cesarean section, and doctors acquiesced.
Cesarean section has driven a series of industries such as medical equipment, drugs, and hospitalization expenses. Regarding the rapid increase in the caesarean section rate, an industry insider said that most postpartum women born in the 1980s will spare no effort to give birth in a single room, and the daily hospitalization cost is about 1,000 yuan.
Women with normal delivery are generally hospitalized for about 3 days, and women with caesarean section are hospitalized for 45 days. The mother\’s hospital stay was much more expensive. Additionally, a C-section is a surgical procedure. Compared with normal delivery, you need to pay extra for anesthesia and various medical equipment required during the operation, such as absorbable sutures, disposable sterile surgical gowns, hemostatic materials, high-frequency electrosurgery, surgical monitors, etc. Antibiotics and an analgesic pump are also essential after surgery. The above-mentioned industry insiders said.
There are also hospitals that deliberately induce
During the interview, Pang Ruyan calculated an account for the reporter: for the same woman, the cost of a caesarean section is about twice that of a normal delivery.
Pang Ruyan also revealed that when he was researching a hospital, he encountered such an incident: a mother was unsure about whether to have a caesarean section.Always indecisive. My mother’s husband did a lot of research on this and found a lot of information on the Internet about the disadvantages of caesarean section. But the midwife told the woman that she would only have one child in her life. If it can be completed within half an hour, the success rate is high and the risk factor is low. Why not do this?
Pang Ruyan also suggested that the government could take measures to subsidize natural delivery to reduce the caesarean section rate.
In addition to bringing more benefits, the current medical system also plays a role in promoting caesarean section. Obstetricians are under too much pressure and we are willing to minimize the risk. During the interview, an obstetrician who did not want to be named was also helpless. A caesarean section avoids the risks that can arise in the doctor-patient relationship.
Babies born by C-section more likely to develop attention deficit
Compared with natural childbirth, caesarean section is fast and safe and looks very attractive, but everyone knows that caesarean section has potential dangers.
Li Huaifang, chief physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Shanghai Tongji Hospital, said that natural childbirth is a natural process. A few hours after delivery, the mother can walk, eat normally, and recover quickly. However, caesarean section destroys the natural anatomical structure of the human body, and complications after caesarean section are 2-5 times higher than natural childbirth.
Professor Wu Jinglei, director of the Red Mansion Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, pointed out that the \”medicalization\” of childbirth is likely to have a series of long-term adverse effects on the child\’s psychology.
According to reports, the main psychological problems in children caused by caesarean section include: attention disorder, which is mainly manifested as inattention, narrow attention span, excessive activity, and emotional impulsivity regardless of the occasion; the child is often like a little hedgehog and cannot be touched by anyone. Not willing to take a shower, unwilling to cut hair, unwilling to participate in group games, etc.; negative personality.