DISADVANTAGES/RISKS FOR MOTHER

  1. No control over her birth experience
  2. Painful (if no epidural insitu)
  3. Epidural risks
  4. Episiotomy
  5. Risk of damage to vagina/pelvic floor – more likely with forceps
  6. Risk of damage to the bladder- more likely with forceps
  7. Long term psychological trauma for a woman who was focused on a normal vaginal birth
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