General Discussion

Once you're in the hospital and have certain types of complications, it really isn't your decision anymore.

You sign those papers when you are admited. Doctor determines if you need a C-Sect. You do have a bit of a say, but as you can see with your last pregnancy you didn't have much. If you would have refused, I don't know what would have happened. There is a thing called "Going Against Medical Advice".

Heck, I didn't want an episotomy with my last one, but doctor insisted. I guess I could have dug in my heels, but it wasn't worth it. I knew what would have happened if I did. I was quite sore and it prolonged my recovery. (I didn't have one with my second child) But, it wasn't worth fighting over.....I knew the consequences of going against something like this..(I didn't want to get dumped by the doctor)

I hooked up with this doctor after I was dumped by another OB Gyn. She was very holostic, but she dumped me because I had fibromyalgia and I needed some meds. So, she dumped me. "If you take meds when you're pregnant, I don't want you". So I found the other doctor who was willing to accomodate my medical condition. So, epistomy it was...(Small price to pay)

Don't get me started on doctor dumping...Being black listed is worse than a forced C-Sect. I took care of drug addicts who were denied prenatal care from all doctors. Doctors don't have to do shit for you and can dump you for NO reason....