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 first thing to say about painful sex after a c-section is that it isn’t unusual so don’t panic. This can be confusing for most women who think that because the baby didn’t come out through the vagina it won’t have been affected. There are several reasons why sex can be painful after a c-section, [...]
Your c-section recovery and healing is going to continue for some months after surgery. During this time you should keep an eye out for indications of possible infection and other potential problems. These are warning signs that you may be suffering from post-operative infection or are not healing well, and you should call your doctor [...]
No matter how or why you came to have a c-section delivery, you will be dealing with your new baby, breastfeeding etc while you are in c-section recovery. While the focus is ultimately on baby, cesarean delivery is major surgery and your incision is a wound and you will also be dealing with some degree [...]
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 [...]
Why is it that home births account for such a small percentage of deliveries in the US? It’s just 1% while the other 99% take place in hospitals, the vast majority attended by doctors. Both the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) site ‘safety’ as the reason for their [...]
C-section pain is commonly caused by adhesion formation that occurs after the surgery. Adhesions form as the first step in the healing process after any surgery, trauma, infection, or inflammation. As the first step in the healing process, tiny strands of collagen rush to the site that has been cut. There, they lay down in [...]
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 [...]
C section deliveries now constitute a third of all birth in the US. This rising trend can also be seen in developing countries. Amnesty International have called the increase in cesarean sections a maternal health care crisis. The World Health Organization says that only 15% of c section births are actually necessary. Is the litigious [...]
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