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Just wondering if maternal age has anything to do with the c/s rate. I was 28 when I had my son via c/s. How old were you when you had your first c/s?<br><br>
I mean, I know that older moms are perfectly capable of delivering vaginally (my great-grandmother was 43 when she delivered her 14th child at home), but I was just wondering if younger bodies might be "better" at handling pregnancy and especially labor and delivery than older bodies.<br><br>
I sometimes wonder if I would have been able to have a vaginal birth if I had been younger (not that 28 is <i>really</i> old, but...). So, this poll is mainly for curiousity on my part <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment">
I mean, I know that older moms are perfectly capable of delivering vaginally (my great-grandmother was 43 when she delivered her 14th child at home), but I was just wondering if younger bodies might be "better" at handling pregnancy and especially labor and delivery than older bodies.<br><br>
I sometimes wonder if I would have been able to have a vaginal birth if I had been younger (not that 28 is <i>really</i> old, but...). So, this poll is mainly for curiousity on my part <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment">