afraid I'll die giving birth?

[16_and_pregnant]

Do u know anyones whose died giving birth,what's the possibility of someone living.

[Sara_Lee87]

In Victorian times when women became pregnant they wrote their will because the likelihood of dying  was much greater than it is now. Most women then bled to death but also the average number of children a woman had was about 8-10. That means any women had over 10 children!! Thats alot more chances of something to go wrong. We are so much more advanced and I think that there's alot more being done to prevent tragedy because everyone is so scared of liability.  It's good and bad in some ways like everything else. It's rare for something to go that wrong. Have faith, hope for the best, and do what you can to be healthy. That's really all we can do. It takes alot of courage to give birth but our bodies are very good at knowing what to do and so are Doctors and midwives . You should be fine

[Rachel__grace_]

I have zero history of health issues and had 2 totally normal pregnancies. However after delivering my second, about 45 min after delivery when my nurse came to push on my uterus to help it go back down, she noticed my blood was still clotting (which is not good, meaning there was still some tissue in my uterus preventing it to contract). My obgyn had already left the hospital, so they had the on-staff resident doc come in and do an emergency procedure (which hurt worse than the natural childbirth i had just gone though lol) where he basically put his arm all the way up in me and scraped out what was remaining in my uterus (it was not placenta, that came out all in one piece). So basically, if I had not been in a hospital (or been around someone who knew what to do) I would have bled to death. Scary, yes- but that's exactly why I'm not the home birth type... because if I'm already delivering my baby at a hosital i feel there is much better chance that they can help me if something goes terribly wrong (with either me or baby). There was no cause really for why that clotting thing happened to me, my doc said its just something that some women experience (although it's not super common). So anyways,long story short- it's super rare to die during childbirth these days. Just have faith in God's plan for your life =)

[12july2015]

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[faithanduriah]

It is not a regular occurrence for women to die giving birth these days. (:> I understand the fear. But just know that regular doctor's visits and tests are your best bet! They can catch health issues and you will be made aware every step of the way. There is always a possibility of something going wrong during delivery, of course but it is highly unlikely in a healthy pregnancy. Stressing and being afraid won't help you in the delivery room so try and relax and trust in your body to do what our ancestor's have done for thousands of years (:

[GabbertA]

Its rare to die giving birth now a days. Women who do normally have an extreme amount of complications combined with seriouse health issues. I personally have quite a few health problems however im expected to be able to give birth naturally just fine:)

[Destynee2015]

Its VERY RARE to die giving birth. Unfortunately there are women that have complications during labor for all different types of reasons. The possibility of someone living is VERY LIKELY. No need to stress yourself out about dying when you give birth. Im sure youll be just fine. Theres TONS of women that give birth everyday and are just fine. I'm one of them, speaking as a mommy of 3. Its fine to be nervous but try to stay positve hun. Take care.