"Caesarean" refers to a type of surgical procedure performed to deliver a baby by making an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus. It is usually done when a vaginal birth may be risky or not possible.
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And in a twist, a subject that I had not thought about as a woman, do women who give birth by
Caesarean section feel marginalized in the way they are depicted in the movies.
«Breech deliveries, in general, are done
by Caesarean section for exactly the reason that happened in this case,» said Dr. Jacques Moritz, director of gynecology at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.
Dawn Reeves, MD, has helped with the care of a lot of newborns but none like the 4.6 pound girl gorilla who arrived via
emergency caesarean section at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in March.
In addition, evidence suggested that the interventions may lead to a small reduction
in caesarean deliveries from 29 % to 27 %, and reductions in the chances of having a baby with a large birthweight (more than 4 kilograms.
Furthermore, in 2003, an ACOG ethics committee stated that it is ethical for doctors to perform
elective caesarean sections on pregnant women who face no known risks from vaginal delivery.
C - section rates for first time mothers varied from 22.95 % in Sligo General up to 40.15 % in St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny with both units also reporting extremely low vaginal birth of
Caesarean rates at 0.93 % and 3.51 % respectively.
«There are certain patterns that occur following vaginal birth and breastfeeding that could be altered with different kind of feeding, with antibiotic use and
with Caesarean delivery.»
For more information, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has a leaflet on birth options after
previous caesarean section (PDF, 357kb).
It is worth mentioning that, over 80 % of bulldog litters are delivered
via Caesarean section as their large heads can get stuck in the birth canal.
Apparently, PA puppy millers were debarking (cutting or scarring a dog's vocal cords), tail docking and even
performing Caesarean sections on dogs themselves without anesthesia.
«However, medically
unnecessary caesareans do not provide any benefits and can even lead to unnecessary complications.»
This plan provides coverage for normal as well
as caesarean delivery including pre and post-natal expenses, and any post-delivery complication cover for the mother post child birth.
Dr. Lumbiganon and associates maintain that «the most important finding of the survey is the increased risk of maternal mortality and severe morbidity... in women who
undergo caesarean section with no indication.»
in the same way the anaethetists are professional equals; they don't
do caesareans either!
For e.g. two insurance plans may offer maternity benefits but while one of them
includes Caesarean delivery, the other one doesn't.
I'd been told so many horror stories: it was the worst pain one friend had ever experienced, another told me she needed morphine, even the gyno warned it could be so difficult — due to my virgin cervix and
caesarean scarring — that I'd have to be booked into a hospital for a general anaesthetic.
• Fathers of
caesarean babies usually undertake relatively high levels of infant care due to mothers» incapacity — and Pederson et al (1980) found them still engaged in higher levels of care 5 months on.
It means you give birth vaginally after having at least one baby by
caesarean surgery.
A study commissioned by the Canadian health minister suggests that maternal or newborn programmes in Ontario can maintain
low caesarean section rates over time, regardless of their size, location, level of care they provide, and population they serve.
Studies have shown that
if caesarean section can be done within 10 minutes of the diagnosis of cord prolapse, the baby has a 95 % chance of survival.
-LSB-...] honour of International
Caesarean Awareness Month (and the fact that I bloody love a birth story!)
Higher distances between the call room (where the staff hangs out when they're not treating patients) and the delivery rooms also predicted
higher caesarean rates.
Women are rarely told the risks of Elective
Repeat Caesarean Section (ERCS), instead the risks of VBAC are the primary focus of discussion.
Most people that choose to birth at home have only chosen after extensive research and feel that the small risk of a serious complication is preferable to the high rate of intervention in a hospital setting (including the 33 %
national caesarean section rate.)
Adler and Wong Kee - You's study is therefore important as it is the first on birth experiences to compare the spatial attention of babies delivered vaginally to those born
through caesarean sections.
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It is uncertain whether there are any differences in maternal or perinatal mortality
between caesarean sections performed by non-physician clinicians and by doctors (very low - certainty evidence)(Wilson 2011).
In the Nunavit community they negotiated with Health Canada to bring back traditional birthing to this remote northern community which had high rates of substance abuse, domestic violence, suicide, child maltreatment, mortality rates, 60 per
cent caesarean section rates with women being sent 600 kilometres south to have their babies.