Support & Information on C Section, Cesarean Birth, C Section Recovery & Healing
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 [...]
During c-section recovery, to maximize your recovery, you will need to take special care of yourself, so you can enjoy your new baby. C-section moms usually stay in the hospital from three to five days before going home. In this article we look at what you can do during that time to get the best [...]
C-Section delivery is now the most common surgery in US hospitals with one in three births being a cesarean. At a time when everyone from the Government down is looking at what things cost a new report suggest that billions of dollars could be saved in health care costs by reducing the number of c-section [...]
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 [...]
Children delivered by c-section are statistically more likely to develop a variety of diseases later in life. These include asthma, diabetes, allergies and even leukemia. In the case of autoimmune disease Celiac disease, it’s as high as 80% more likely. (Celiac disease is the body’s intolerance of gluten, found in common grains like wheat, rye [...]
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 [...]
The video below highlighting the risk of placenta previa after c-section was aired on ABC news. When looking at the risks associated with cesarean delivery, many care givers do not discuss the potential risks that can be caused in the future. Such potential risks include infertility, physical mobility issues as well as placenta previa. So [...]
No one is in doubt that c-section rates have risen dramatically in the last decades. Where there is debate is why? In California a recent, nonpartisan study found that cesarean rates are 17% more likely at for profit hospitals over those that operate not for profit. The cold hard facts are, a surgical birth can [...]
The American Congress of Obstericians and Gynecologists (ACOG) now say that “All women need antibiotics one hour before cesarean delivery” The reason this has not been general practice to prevent the 10-40% post surgery infection rate for cesarean delivery (1-3% for vaginal birth), was the concern that the antibiotics that made it into the baby’s [...]
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