America is notorious for having the highest C-section rate in the world. That is a problem.

So many young couples get caught unawares, blissfully ignorant of The System, the problems with it, and end up with an "emergency C-section" on their first baby.

DID YOU KNOW that white woman deliver their babies ON AVERAGE 10 days late? Yes, that should leave you scratching your head. How could the AVERAGE be 10 days late? Shouldn't the "due date" be adjusted? But see, that's just WHITE women. But apparently the idiots in the Medical-Industrial Complex are so Woke (or something) they refuse to consider that the races have real, physical differences.

Call me crazy, but when I ask "when should my wife deliver" I'm not asking about some hypothetical amalgam of all races, I'm talking about a woman IN MY WIFE'S DEMOGRAPHIC. That's all I'm interested in.

So because of this, medical professionals freak out and consider the woman "DAYS" overdue even though she's not late at all. Her body simply isn't ready to deliver the baby yet. But because of the foolish freak-out, they have her come in for an induction -- induced labor with pitocin. BIG MISTAKE. Her body isn't ready. She will end up in an "emergency C-section".

This sets them on a path for future C-sections. Because in America, 99.99% of hospitals and doctors follow the path "Once a C-section, always a C-section" by default.

YES, you can buck that trend by seeking out a midwife that will help you do a VBAC, but it takes gumption and a strong will on your part. It takes energy, research/homework, some serious speaking up for yourself, and preferably a choleric temperament (which not many women have!) Even then, there are issues with insurance, complications (like high blood pressure) which cause the midwives to send you to "regular doctor(s)" to have it checked out, etc.

Normally this isn't an issue, for the average W.A.S.P. Most couples, if they have kids at all, limit themselves to 2 via artificial birth control. But that is not an option for Catholics, obviously. Which is how they end up having C-section after C-section, until something gives out.

Are we preparing our young men and woman for this reality? Forewarned is forearmed.

The solution is going back to home births and midwives. Less interventions and less birth trauma/abuse by the medical system. But those who don't have access to good midwives, birth centre or a good OB, what are they supposed to do? You also have the problem of regulated ("medwives") and unregulated midwives.

Also interventions like pitocin, epidural can impact breastfeeding and affect the baby. Laying on your back to birth is not ideal. Episiotomies are unnecessary. 

Yeah, I'm not sure why they're pushing C-sections so much.  I just had a niece give birth and she ended up having a C-section done even though she seemed perfectly healthy ... though I don't have details about whether perhaps the baby was breach or something.

Yeah, though the issue with home births is that if there's some emergency that arises that requires immediate attention, surgical intervention, etc. ... it's good to be in a hospital.  There's a reason that so many women and babies died in childbirth a long time in the past.

But, yes, pitocin is used often just because the OB has to make a tee-off on the golf course and the delivery is taking "too long".

They died back then because they didn't have the education and technology we have today. The leading cause would be hemorrhage (bleeding out) which actually can be caused by human error like yanking the placenta out instead of birthing it naturally as well as other reasons. If you're in the city, you can get to the hospital immediately. Midwives carry pitocin with them and can suture you after a tear. You also have dopplers (to check for positioning and heart beat). Most women are low-risk and them being in the hospital can lead them to have unnecessary c-sections unless their provider is very good. 

C-section is major surgery and there are so many risks especially after one after the other (once a c-section always a c-section). Most doctors don't do VBACS (because it's "high-risk"). So, if you want to have many kids, you'll have that pressure to stop having kids because what provider is going to take that risk to do that 7th c-section? They will say the uterus is super thin and that can carry some life-threatening risks? Do you have statistics on the deaths that happen to mom and baby in the hospital? 

In some communities home births can get you on the CPS radar from day one.

Yeah, I'm not sure why they're pushing C-sections so much.  I just had a niece give birth and she ended up having a C-section done even though she seemed perfectly healthy ... though I don't have details about whether perhaps the baby was breach or something.

Money.  And many doctors think they are god. 

I think that the fast paced society that we live in has increased the level of stress in women's lives. This has led to an increase number of c-sections.  I have had 5 c-sections.  For me, the stress I was under made it hard for me.  No doctor forced it.  I was lucky though, for the most part I had good doctors.  So I think that we really need to make sure that our girls know how to not stress.  How do we do that?  How do we teach them it is a natural process, without worrying them?  (I don't really need these answers, I have only sons, but I though they would be good discussion points.)

Catholics may want to follow the example of the Amish and Mennonites in areas where their population is high.  They have set up birthing centers affiliated with local hospitals and provide services to mothers, everything from prenatal care and check-ups, through birth and post-natal care for both mother and baby.  Some will provide certified midwives/doulas for birth at home if that is preferred.  They will respect the parents’ wishes in matters such as vaccines, circuмcision, etc. (I do not believe most support the latter mentioned or will perform it. They have ready and fast access to hospitals should an emergency arise.)  
Such facilities exist in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and New York (northernmost counties, not near the city.)  it is possible they exist in other places, as well.  
Prospective fathers, why not a few men step up and investigate this possibility for your parish/chapel? Older ladies whose children are flown the nest and still have the ability and desire to work—you check this out, too.  
There are Catholic and non-Catholics out there who lost their jobs and professional licenses over Dr. Fauxi’s 💉.  Are there any willing and able to assist at home births on a private basis?  
All of these alternatives are much less money than using a traditional hospital. The majority of Amish have no medical insurance and the spectre of bankruptcy from giving birth is otherwise a deterrent to marriage. 
If a woman knows for sure a C-section is medically necessary, then a hospital is needed.  In that case, it may be possible to have the baby in a red state that forbids or strictly limits abortion.  If the pro-aborts can travel to blue states to murder their children, no reason why pro-lifers can't travel to red states to save their children’s lives.  
Also, while it is still generally true, “Once a C-section, always a C-section,” there are now restorative surgeries and strategies that can be taken for exceptions.  See a specialist if that’s you!  Even years ago, in the 1980’s, I know of an Amish woman whose first baby was a month overdue, delivered by C-section. Her second baby arrived early, delivered naturally with her husband assisting in their bed.  Babies 3-16 were all either home births or with an Amish mid-wife (unlicensed, therefore delivered only within their immediate church district.)