Contents:
- Medical Video: Facts About Normal VS CSection Delivery
- What are the myths about caesarean delivery?
- Myth 1: After a caesarean delivery, it will not be able to give birth normally
- Myth 2: The recovery period for caesarean birth and normal is more or less the same
- Myth 3: There is a limit on how many caesarean births
- Myth 4: You will not feel anything during a caesarean delivery
- Myth 5: Giving birth to a caesarean does not allow skin to skin contact with a baby
Medical Video: Facts About Normal VS CSection Delivery
No problem giving birth to a child through a caesarean section. However, there are still many myths that are believed about caesarean delivery that make the prospective mother confused and also afraid. Here's the myths and facts about caesarean section that you often hear.
What are the myths about caesarean delivery?
Myth 1: After a caesarean delivery, it will not be able to give birth normally
Fact:Having a caesarean section will not prevent you from trying to give birth normally. If you want to give birth vaginally after a caesarean section, you will undergo a trial or labor after a cesarean section or called TOLAC (Trial or Labor After Caesarean).
This trial will determine whether you are safe to give birth normally. Usually the results will be positive for most women. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, about 60-80 percent of women who undergo TOLAC successfully deliver vaginally.
Overall, previous caesarean section will have little impact on your normal delivery plan in the future.
Myth 2: The recovery period for caesarean birth and normal is more or less the same
Fact:After a caesarean delivery can usually go home between three and five days after the procedure. The recovery period alone can reach four weeks.
While if you have a normal labor, you can go home after one or two days and need a recovery time of about one to two weeks.
You also need to avoid strenuous exercise, lifting heavy objects, and having sex for a while.
Myth 3: There is a limit on how many caesarean births
Fact:There is no limit to the amount of safe caesarean section. You may have several caesarean sections or you can only once. This depends on each condition of pregnancy.
However, there will still be risks for each procedure you take. These include uterine scars, bladder and intestinal injuries, bleeding, and complications with the placenta. Therefore, the risk will increase when you want to add more children.
Myth 4: You will not feel anything during a caesarean delivery
With anesthesia, pain is not a normal sensation to experience during a caesarean section, but you may still feel pressure. However, there is a baby coming out of your stomach. Nausea and vomiting both before and after a caesarean section are also quite normal.
According to the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group, these symptoms may be caused by a woman's low blood pressure or drugs given during a caesarean section.
Myth 5: Giving birth to a caesarean does not allow skin to skin contact with a baby
Fact:After the baby is born, the mother is encouraged to give skin to skin contact with the child. The mother's body will regulate the body temperature of a newborn baby.
After a caesarean delivery, some parts of the body become very sensitive to the mother. However, this does not mean that skin contact is not possible. It's just a matter of finding the right position that is comfortable for the mother to have skin contact with the baby's skin. When preparing for a caesarean section, you can discuss with a midwife or doctor all possible ways to start skin to skin contact.
