March 28, 2025

C-Section Aftermath: What Your Doctor Might Not Tell You - AI Podcast

11 minutes

Story at-a-glance

For more than a century, there has been a push to medicalize childbirth and transform it from a natural life event to something requiring major interventions so nothing goes amiss
Many of the standard procedures done during hospital births increase your risk of needing other invasive interventions, eventually cascading into requiring a cesarean section
Like other major abdominal surgeries, C-sections expose mothers to significant risk, require a prolonged recovery, and leave large scars which can cause a wide range of chronic issues
C-sections also expose infants to real risks and predispose them to a variety of chronic autoimmune and neurological issues
This Podcast will discuss the risks of C-sections, the situations where they are necessary, and some approaches that can be used to recover from them.

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By Dr. Mercola

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March 28, 2025

11 minutes

Story at-a-glance

For more than a century, there has been a push to medicalize childbirth and transform it from a natural life event to something requiring major interventions so nothing goes amiss
Many of the standard procedures done during hospital births increase your risk of needing other invasive interventions, eventually cascading into requiring a cesarean section
Like other major abdominal surgeries, C-sections expose mothers to significant risk, require a prolonged recovery, and leave large scars which can cause a wide range of chronic issues
C-sections also expose infants to real risks and predispose them to a variety of chronic autoimmune and neurological issues
This Podcast will discuss the risks of C-sections, the situations where they are necessary, and some approaches that can be used to recover from them.

...more