There are several differences between normal delivery and C-section delivery. Right off the bat, the most obvious one is the route by which a baby is born. While a normal procedure involves a vaginal delivery, a C-section procedure entails a surgical slit in the mother’s abdomen, from which a baby is manually extracted. Because a C-section delivery involves sutures to stitch up the incision, recovery from a C-section procedure usually takes longer.
Vaginal delivery is hard work, but it’s as rewarding as it is tiring. Because it requires zero surgical intervention, it requires you to spend fewer days at the hospital than if you’d had a C-section delivery. On Cloudnine, we encourage new mommies to return home within just two days after their baby’s arrival, provided there are no complications. By virtue of being non-invasive, vaginal deliveries also present fewer risks such as internal bleeding, infections and scarring.
Natural births are equally beneficial for a baby. Natural childbirth helps in flushing out fluid trapped inside a newborn’s lungs, boosting respiration at birth. Plus, babies born via natural childbirth come into contact with good bacteria as they travel through the birth canal; in turn, their immune systems become fortified.
