What Happens During C-section?

Medical Video: C-section (Cesarean Delivery)

Caesarean section may be an option for those of you who are afraid or don't want to give birth normally. Maybe you think caesarean delivery is less painful than normal delivery. But do you know? It turns out that births by caesarean section have a risk four times greater than normal births.

Therefore, you are advised to plan and undergo a caesarean section if you experience certain conditions, such as a baby too big, the baby is breeched, you have placenta previa, you have an active genital herpes infection, before you have had a caesarean section. To determine whether you have to give birth in a normal way or by caesarean section, you should consult your doctor.

What happens just before a cesarean section?

After you consult with your doctor and it turns out you have to give birth by caesarean section, you must prepare several things, including administration. Your husband can handle it all, so you don't have to bother taking care of it yourself. Your husband is also allowed to accompany you during delivery in the operating room.

Before the operation, you will be sedated locally (local anesthesia) in some parts of your body. Generally, general anesthesia (which makes you completely unconscious) is not done in a caesarean section, except in emergency situations. Usually, you will be given epidural or spinal anesthesia, which will make you feel no pain in the lower part of your body during surgery, but you will be conscious during a caesarean section. That means you can see how your baby is born.

Often, you will be given epidural anesthesia before having a caesarean section. In addition, you will also be given additional medication to ensure that your lower body is completely numb.Your body will also be inserted into a catheter to hold urine (urine) during surgery. Your body will also be infused before the surgery begins. Antibiotics may be given intravenously to prevent you from having an infection after surgery, but this antibiotic can also be given after surgery. Furthermore, your pubic hair will be shaved to make it easier for the incision to be made.

What happens during a caesarean section?

When in the operating room, when the anesthetic is working on your body, antiseptics will be applied to your stomach. Then the doctor will make a small incision in the skin above your pubic bone.

The doctor will slash your skin slowly until it passes through the uterus. From the first time this incision is made until the baby is born, it takes approximately 30 minutes at the most. When the surgical knife reaches the abdominal muscle, the doctor will open the way manually. And when the doctor has reached the uterus, the doctor will cut horizontally at the bottom of your uterus.

Now, the doctor has seen your baby's head, then the doctor will pull out your baby's head. And, congrats! Your baby has been born into the world.

You can see your baby as soon as your baby's umbilical cord is cut. Babies will also be immediately cleaned by nurses. After removing your baby, the doctor will also remove your placenta. However, the operation process has not been completed, the doctor must do the closure by sewing the incision again. This is the most complicated thing during a caesarean section.

The stitches used to cover your uterus will eventually unite with your body. The outer layer of skin will be covered with stitches or staples, which will usually disappear 3 days to a week later. This closure of your uterus will take longer, around 30 minutes.

What happens after a caesarean section?

After the caesarean section is completed, then you will be escorted to the recovery room. Your health will be monitored by a doctor a few hours after the operation is complete. You will also still receive fluids through an IV until you can eat and drink. Eating and drinking a lot after surgery is needed to speed up the recovery of the mother's body.

At present, the effects of anesthesia on your body will gradually disappear gradually. You may feel an itchy sensation in your body for a while, but if it doesn't subside, your doctor may give you an antihistamine.

You may spend about 3 days in the hospital until your condition is fully recovered. You will be encouraged to move more than just lying in bed to speed up your recovery.

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