Congratulations on your baby!
Can you get a second opinion? Find out if there is any medical reason to have a Cesarean just because you have a fused back. There might not be.
Can you go back to the spine surgeon and ask why he said that? It might just be an ignorant comment. Spine surgeons are not obstetricians. I listen to Doctor Radio a lot and I can tell you these guys back down pretty quickly when something comes up outside their field. I am thinking your spine surgeon should have done that unless he has data which I doubt given what your obstetrician said.
Or go to another spine surgeon and get some stats on the outcomes of natural birth with fusion and without.
The facts will put you at ease either way.
Can you get a second opinion? Find out if there is any medical reason to have a Cesarean just because you have a fused back. There might not be.
Can you go back to the spine surgeon and ask why he said that? It might just be an ignorant comment. Spine surgeons are not obstetricians. I listen to Doctor Radio a lot and I can tell you these guys back down pretty quickly when something comes up outside their field. I am thinking your spine surgeon should have done that unless he has data which I doubt given what your obstetrician said.
Or go to another spine surgeon and get some stats on the outcomes of natural birth with fusion and without.
The facts will put you at ease either way.
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