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I regret not asking for a c-section explicitly. Coming from a traditional south-indian background I hesitated electing a c-section beforehand, trusting the doctor will take the best decisions based on the situation. I was wrong. The doctor pushed it too far and my baby had to be NICU-ed for a couple of days and even worse, I still have PTSD witnessing the trauma my spouse had to go through.

I should have simply listened to my intuition and asked for c-section upfront.



Perhaps your doc made the wrong call but people without medical knowledge shouldn't be making medical decisions either.


What did your spouse want? Was she out of commission? If you're not the one giving birth and not the responsible doctor it's not your call to make, is it?


Not every culture is the same as yours, and yours is not correct in all occasions.


Thank you. Seriously I could not believe that was written by a man.


She was in the same state of mind. We both left it to the doctor to decide. And that turned out to be a poor choice.




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