Support & Information on C Section, Cesarean Birth, C Section Recovery & Healing
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently issued a new recommendation recently, following evidence that having a c-section nearly doubles the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or thromboembolism which result in blood clots and can be fatal. The recommendation is that women undergoing a c-section should have inflatable compression devices on their legs [...]
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a Committee Opinion that says that a prior cesarean delivery is an absolute contraindication to planning a home birth due to the risks, including uterine rupture. The statement says that although the absolute risk of planned home births is low, published medical evidence shows it does [...]
Dermabond was approved by the FDA in 1998 and is currently one of the options for closing c-section incisions. Women are currently being recruited for trails to compare results between women who’s c-section incision was stapled with those closed using Dermabond. Another trail will compare c-section closures using staples and sutures (stitches). Essentially Dermabond is [...]
Recent years have seen a dramatically increasing number of women giving birth early. Experts are now saying that these early births pose new health risks to both mothers and newborns. So significant is this increase that the average time of fetus gestation has been reduced by seven days in the United States since 1992, according [...]
We have always bee proponents of using stitches instead of staples, but is medical glue a new and even better option?Very possibly, but given that many doctors still staple c-section incisions rather than stitch them, it could be a long time before using glue instead becomes common practice! Dr. Darrick Antell tells Dermabond’s benefits Nothing [...]
A new test has been developed in Sweden, which could predict if women in labor hoping for a vaginal birth will in fact end up having a c section birth. Researchers at Liverpool University and Liverpool womens hospital have established that when high levels of lactic acid are measured in the amniotic fluid, it is [...]
There are a variety of problems that can arise as a result of a c section delivery, among them is adhesions. Adhesions are fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs. They may be thought of as internal scar tissue. Many women who have had c-section later experience low back and hip pain. The c-section [...]
Serious injuries associated with vacuum extraction, such as subgaleal haemorrhage, skull fracture and intracranial injury, continue to be reported. There is little doubt that many of the problems and unfavourable results encountered after vacuum delivery are a consequence of incorrect use of the instrument and should, therefore, be preventable. Incorrect use of the vacuum extractor [...]
Women may have an easier recovery after a cesarean section if the surgeon uses sutures rather than staples to close the incision. In most cases staples increase the likelihood of c section recovery problems and can cause unsightly scar healing. You have a right to request sutures, your c section recovery will be aided if [...]
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