Not exact matches
They may develop postpartum depression or post-traumatic stress syndrome.9, 20,25,31 Some mothers express dominant feelings of fear and anxiety about their cesarean as long as five years later.16 Women having cesarean sections are less likely to decide to become pregnant again.16 As is true of all abdominal surgery, internal scar tissue can cause pelvic
pain,
pain during sexual intercourse, and bowel problems.Reproductive consequences compared with vaginal birth include increased infertility, 16 miscarriage, 15 placenta previa (placenta overlays the cervix), 19 placental abruption (the placenta detaches partially or completely before the birth), 19 and premature birth.8 Even in women planning repeat cesarean,
uterine rupture occurs at a rate of 1 in 500 versus 1 in 10,000 in women with no
uterine scar.27
There may be
pain when feeding, because the hormone oxytocin is released
during suckling, causing
uterine contractions.
Red raspberry leaf may help promote more effective contractions
during labor, tone
uterine muscle, increase milk production, decrease nausea and help ease labor
pains.
Fear
during labor activates our primal fight - or - flight mechanism, causing stress hormones called catecholamines to slow down digestion, make the heart speed up, force blood to the arms and legs, and ultimately deplete blood flow to the uterus, creating
uterine pain and hindering the labor process.
Some of the signs of
uterine rupture include heavy bleeding, acute
pain in - between labor contractions, the baby receding back into the uterus
during birth, as well as shock and loss of consciousness on the mother's part.