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Pregnancy & Baby Index: Pregnancy - Birth: Cesarean
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Abdominal exercises after a c-section - After a cesarean section, how can you get your abdomen back in shape? Lisa Stone, an ACE-certified Pre-and Post-Natal Fitness Instructor, has some suggestions to consider along with your caregiver's advice.
Anxious fathers make caesarean ops more painful for mothers - Fathers who are anxious during a caesarean operation may increase the pain experienced by the mother after the delivery of their baby, according to new research published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
Anxious fathers make caesareans worse for mothers - Helping prepare the birth partner for a caesarean could help reduce the pain experienced by the mother.
Breastfeeding after cesarean - Question: "I am scheduled for a cesarean on Monday. This will be my third child and second section. I need advice for getting through the first couple of weeks. I am bound and determined to breastfeed this baby for at least a year."
C-section delivery and cavities in newborns - A new study by NYU dental researchers suggests that women with dental caries (cavities) who deliver Caesarean-section babies should pay special attention to their newborns' oral health.
C-section pain - I gave birth to my first child by cesarean section three weeks ago and I'm still experiencing a lot of pain and discomfort. Is this normal?
Caesarean births pose higher risks for mother and baby - Women having a non-emergency caesarean birth have double the risk of illness or even death compared to a vaginal birth, according to a study from Latin America.
Cesarean rates hit all-time high - Midwives sound alarm - The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) released a response to recent data released by the National Center for Healthcare Statistics (NCHS) showing a national cesarean section rate of 24.4% -- an all-time high.
Cesarean recovery: What nobody tells you - It's a subject that pregnancy books tend to gloss over and prenatal instructors choose to ignore: exactly how your body will feel after a cesarean birth.
Do twins need to be delivered via cesarean? - Does a twin pregnancy always have to end in a cesarean birth? Obstetrical Nurse Wanda Steele discusses the various factors to be considered when preparing for a multiple birth.
Doulas and scheduled cesarean births - A few women, for different reasons, will have to face and prepare for a scheduled cesarean birth.
Going up! Cesarean rates on the rise - Like most expectant mothers, Stephanie Crowe of Monroe, New York, never imagined that she would end up having a cesarean section. But, after 16 hours of labor and numerous medical interventions, she hadn't dilated enough to deliver her baby. While the baby wasn't in danger at that point, Stephanie's doctor suggested a cesarean because he felt her labor was not going to progress the way it should.
High rates of caesarean delivery may harm mothers and newborns - High rates of caesarean delivery in Latin America can be associated with a greater risk of maternal and newborn illness and death, report the authors of a paper published online today by The Lancet (Tuesday May 23, 2006).
How will I feel after a c-section? - More than just a means of bringing your baby into the world, a cesarean section is major surgery. How will you feel after giving birth by c-section? Childbirth educator and author Linda B Jenkins has some answers.
Increased risks of planned cesarean births must be clearly conveyed - A three-fold rate of severe complications overall is reported among women having a planned cesarean section compared with those who planned a vaginal delivery. Liu and colleagues studied women who delivered a child between 1991 and 2005 in Canada (excluding Quebec and Manitoba).
Midlife motherhood: What's age got to do with it? - If you're trying to figure out your chances of having a C-section, look in your wallet.
My placenta is close to my cervix - why is this a problem? - If your placenta is too close to your cervix, why is this a problem? Is a cesarean delivery required in case of placenta previa? Obstetrical Nurse Wanda Steele offers an explanation.
New findings on herpes and childbirth - For more than 30 years, physicians have assumed that any expectant mother with genital herpes lesions at delivery must deliver her baby by Cesarean section to minimize chances of transmission of the disease to the infant, although there was no clinical or research information supporting that practice.
Preeclampsia: Hospital choice helps avoid a cesarean delivery - Pregnant women who have preeclampsia are more likely to avoid a cesarean delivery if they go to a hospital that offers the most specialized maternal and fetal care, according to Saint Louis University research recently published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Preventing c-section - Nurse and patient advocate Carolyn Rafferty, RN, BSN, can answer your childbirth questions! Send them to her here.
Reasons to attend childbirth classes if you are having a cesarean - Childbirth preparation classes aren't just for those having vaginal deliveries. Childbirth Educator Kira Smith (ICCE) offers some insight into classes and how they can help you, even if you have a cesarean birth.
Recovery after C-section: What you should know - Regardless of whether you’ve had a c-section or vaginal birth, letting your body heal is vital to a healthy and happy recovery. But does having a c-section mean that you’ll need some extra care and time to get back to feeling like you again?
Resuming sex after cesarean - Having a baby is hard on the body, especially when you have a cesarean section. So when is it safe to have sex again? Obstetrician/Gynecologist David Barrere explains.
Soaring cesarean section rates cause for alarm - Cesarean section rates are off the charts and women are being duped into thinking that this is all right; in fact they are being enticed to consider c-sections on demand based upon questionable promises.
Study provides answers for childbirth after c-section - A new study of women who had previously undergone cesarean-section deliveries, but who later chose vaginal delivery for subsequent births, should calm the concerns of expectant mothers and their obstetricians.
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