Cesarean Sections are one other option laboring mothers have. Also known as C-Sections they can be planned before birth, if a mother wants one, if she has already had on c-section, or if the baby will be too large to deliver vaginally. C-Sections are also used in case of emergency during labor; if the baby is breech, or goes into distress.
For the C-Section, women are often given epidurals or spinal blocks so that they can stay awake through the procedure but they will not have any feeling in the lower half of their body. The lower half of the body is then usually covered so that the mother does not have to watch the procedure. Next the doctor will make two incisions, one in the abdomen and one in the uterus. After the amniotic fluid is suctioned out of the uterus and the baby is brought into the world.
Sometime bonding with the baby after birth can be delayed due to the time it takes mothers to be sewn back up after the procedure. But bonding catches up to the same as vaginal deliveries. Recovery from C-Sections usually last about four to eight weeks.
Some advantages to cesarean births are:
-planned cesareans mean that you know exactly when your baby will be born.
-you won't have the same pain that comes from vaginal births.
Some disadvantages to cesarean births are:
-recovery time is must longer than vaginal birth.
-most women experience a lot of abdominal pain and sometimes their incision sites become infected.
-that it is a major surgery that could lead to blood clots and adhesions (scar tissue) that can cause organs to stick together.
Overal C-Sections serve a great purpose in the labor and delivery world. They provide quick and easy births at the time. But usually lead to long recovery times that are very painful for moms.
Sources:
-http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/labor-and-delivery/cesarean-section/what-happens-when-you-have-one.aspx
-http://www.babycentre.co.uk/a1029062/caesarean-birth-what-are-the-risks-and-benefits
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