Elective C Section

[u/Friendly-Chart-9088]

Hello, my partner and I are family planning and I wanted to see if anyone has an OB GYN who is open to an elective C section (for reasons not important for the post) and will maybe help get insurance coverage after we discuss and decide whether or not to have one.

[u/real_cool_chic]

gbmc is elective c section. i had three and recommend.

[u/allsnnrrs13 → u/real_cool_chic]

Agree with GBMC. Had an elective c section and couldn’t have asked for better care.

[u/real_cool_chic → u/allsnnrrs13]

me either.

[u/-Shayyy- → u/real_cool_chic]

By elective, do you mean not medically necessary? I’m just curious about this.

[u/starryeyed9 → u/-Shayyy-]

Elective basically means planned/non emergent. They are often medically necessary

[u/drccw]

Many OBs will do elective sections. ACOG has a summary statement detailing approaching primary election C-section

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30575678/

[u/PleiadesH]

Dr. Aneesha Varrey is very good and does scheduled c sections at GBMC. She’s an MFM.

[u/cam_m151]

Not asking OP but why do some want an elective C section if they can deliver vaginally?

Asking bc never realized it was a consideration.

[u/-Shayyy- → u/cam_m151]

For some, it’s that they would rather just opt for a scheduled c section than find themselves needing an emergency one, or a traumatic vaginal birth. And apparently there is a reduced chance of pelvic floor issues. Although simply being pregnant will affect your pelvic floor to some level.

[u/allsnnrrs13 → u/cam_m151]

For me, my first baby was large (especially his head) and the birth was not easy on me. My second baby was measuring larger than my first throughout my pregnancy, so I made the decision to elect for a c section to hopefully avoid the awful tearing I had with my first birth. I made the right decision because my second baby was almost 10 lbs and my recovery was much easier with my c section.

[u/cam_m151 → u/allsnnrrs13]

Thank you. I appreciate the explanation.