Tag: C-Section

If you’re due to deliver soon and have had a C-section before, some comforting statistics should make you feel better about a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). While risks of uterine rupture exist, the odds aren’t worse than when having multiple C-sections. What’s best depends on your health, age, and pregnancy complications if any.

Cesarean section or c-sections is a widely-known surgical type of birth method. During the procedure, an incision is made in the mother's abdomen and...

Whether you want a natural birth or a Cesarean, you need to be prepared in the first place. There are many things pregnant women...

With your little one’s head moving closer to the birth canal, your baby takes the delivery position few weeks prior to birth. When your...

If you meet the guidelines issued by the ACOG, you are an appropriate candidate for vaginal birth after a C-section. However, the risks of opting for a vaginal birth after a C-section include the rupture of the uterine scar or the uterine itself. The benefits include a shorter recovery period, fewer infections, less blood loss, and less neonatal breathing issues. Weigh the pros and cons and make your decision only after consulting with your gynecologist.

There is no dearth of misinformation about c-sections. Even though rates of c-sections are on the rise in the United States, many people still...

Whenever anyone talks about a c-section, many concerns come to an expectant mom’s mind. Among many other things, every pregnant woman worries about the incision...

Before you begin with exercising, you must remember that recovering should be your first priority. A c-section is a surgery—your body has undergone a...

The impact of c-sections on breastfeeding is a highly debated topic. As pregnancy experts are on a rise, there are more half-truths doing the...

A cesarean is a surgical delivery of a baby done by making an incision in the mother's abdomen and the uterus. The risk and...

A C-section birth is more than going through the process of receiving an anesthesia, incision, stitches, and recovery from the surgery. What follows after...

If you're considering C-section, know that it is major surgery, with greater maternal mortality risk than vaginal births and the possibility of complications in future pregnancies. It even impacts your baby’s ability to breathe just after birth. If you are slated for doctor-recommended C-sections for health reasons, rest assured the choice is the right one. This is because medical condition like diabetes or complications with the placenta or the position of the baby might make a vaginal birth much riskier.

A vaginal birth is what you wanted. But, your baby was not ready to come out the way you planned. Well, you are not...

You might have attended the childbirth classes to know what to expect and how the labor would progress, but many a time, especially for...

After the c-section, you are under the effect of general or regional anesthesia (epidural) for a long time. Moms might wonder whether having a...