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Cesarean section |
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Cesarean section is a surgical procedure in which a fetus is removed from the uterus through a surgical opening. C-sections today are safe and are done for different reasons, such as breech presentation (feet or buttocks first). Other reasons is a “fetal distress”, which is often due to a compressed umbilical cord, disproportion between the baby’s head and the mother’s pelvis, ineffective and weak contractions (uterine dysfunction), placental problems, and in some cases fetal complications related to health disorders in the mother, such as high blood pressure. Diabetes, heart problems and some complications of pregnancy, such as protein in the urine or hypertension are also reasons for the cesarean section. 23% of all deliveries in the U.S. are Cesarean section surgeries. Some healthy women also may ask the doctor to perform c-sections in order to avoid labor pains, to control the time of delivery and other reasons. Many Cesarean sections are scheduled in advance of the delivery date and others occur on an emergency status. There is small risk in Cesarean surgery that a keloid or other scar will develop. In this procedure, once a baby and the placenta have been removed from the uterus, the uterine incision and the skin incision are sutured or clipped together. The entire procedure usually takes about one hour at a hospital; it is a longer process than women who gave birth the natural way. After the surgery, you have to stay at a hospital for about 4-5 days until the significant discomfort after anesthesia disappears and the incision begins to heal. To control pain, women are given intravenous medicine. It is difficult for women after c-section to take her of her child at home because of restrictions on lifting, climbing stairs and driving. It takes a few weeks for a woman to feel good. Like any other serious surgery, c-sections may cause internal bleeding, requiring blood transfusion, or infection of the uterus or pelvic organs. Sometimes a cesarean section may lead to decreased bowel function or blood clots in the pelvic organs, legs and sometimes lungs. Women, who have c-sections, are 5 times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than women who have a vaginal delivery however most women who die from this procedure already had preexisting medical problems.
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Medical Procedures > C
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| Related Searches |
caesarian section recovery, caesarian section history |
| Date Submitted |
28-Jul-2005
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