C-section (also known as a cesarean section or cesarean birth) is a way of delivering a baby by surgery that opens up your abdomen and uterus. Sometimes C-sections are planned in advance, and other times they’re done in an emergency situation. You’ll need to stay in the hospital for...
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Emergency C-section: An emergency C-section is exactly that — a cesarean that has to happen right away because there’s an immediate risk to your health or that of your baby. While most C-sections are performed with regional anesthesia, which numbs just the lower part of your body, somet...
More than one third of first-time mothers are giving birth by cesarean section (CS) in the Republic of Ireland despite evidence suggesting no additional benefits to mothers and babies. There has been a steady rise (over 30% increase), year on year, in cesarean birth rates, over the last ...
1. "In my mind, I always thought having a cesarean section would be easier. I guess that could come off wrong. I tried to have a vaginal delivery and it wasn't in the cards once I was diagnosed with preeclampsia. After waiting to get to 37 weeks, we started the drugs to induce la...
And there are definitely advantages to that as well. Giving birth is still a dangerous thing for mothers and babies and sometimes you just need a doctor to be able to sort things out so vaginal birth risks are lowered as much as possible. And they can't sort things out if they can't...
Can be used for vaginal births or cesarean births Allows mom to be awake and alert throughout labor and birth Allows mom to be able to rest if labor is long Cons: Procedure takes about 20 minutes and another 10 to 20 minutes for the anesthetic to take effect ...
Whether you're planning a natural, unmedicated birth or simply curious about the prospect of a natural birth, here's my firsthand account (in painful detail) of what it's like to give birth without an epidural.
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Hormones are used to stimulate menstruation in the recipient, and once the uterus is functioning normally, an IVF-created embryo is transferred into the woman's uterus. Following successful implantation andhealthy development, the baby is delivered via cesarean section. This is because a uterustranspl...