Risks Involved In Cesarean Section

Cesarean Section or C-section is a surgery carried out to deliver a baby. When there are multiple babies or any other problems, the woman is unable to have normal vaginal delivery, then her abdomen is medically cut to take the baby out. Mostly C-section is operated when unexpected complications occur during delivery. These can be:

• Health problems in mother that might be long-term
• Abnormal position of the fetus
• Congested room for the baby to go through vagina
• Any defects in the baby
• Carrying more than one baby

It is generally safe for both mother and baby but is a major surgery with many risks. Moreover, recovery takes a long time than in normal delivery.
Threats with C-Section
The incision made during surgery may leave a week spot in the wall of the uterus. This in turn can cause complications in vaginal delivery after next pregnancy. However, more than half of women who previously have been operated on for childbirth can have normal deliveries afterwards but with a few problems that can be well handled.
For mother:
C-section can pose these threats to mother:

• Infection in uterus or neighboring pelvic organs such as the kidney or bladder is possible to occur.
• Blood loss is double as compared to normal delivery. It is naturally increased as new blood cells are continuously being formed. There is rarely any necessity of blood transfusions
• Reaction to anesthesia: Mother's health could be at a dangerous point due to anesthesia or the use of several medications during surgery. Blood pressure quickly drops sometimes that is hard to treat right at that moment.
• Respiratory problems such as pneumonia can be cause by general anesthetic procedure.
• Longer recovery duration is another risk that is certainly faced by every woman undergoing a C-section childbirth.
• Additional surgeries: It is very likely to have the need for more surgeries as a consequence such as bladder repair, hysterectomy and others.

A few risks can be avoided but not all.
For baby:
There are certain risks to the baby as well during a surgical delivery. These are:

• Premature birth: When due date is miscalculated, an early delivery can occur. The week baby then is kept in a special caring unit unless it attains normal weight and completes the normal term.
• Breathing complications: Transient tachypnea, a disease characterized by abnormally fast breathing during first several days after birth can leave adverse affects on baby.
• Injury:Fetal injury is rare but possible. The surgeon can mistakenly affect the baby while making a uterine incision.

Many other problems are also observed but these are either uncommon or mild to be easily cured.
Precautions
It is better to avoid any complication before it attains a severe level to avoid C-section as much as possible. The chances of death are one in every 2,500 women as compared to one in every 10,000 in normal delivery. Risks are greater so is the death rate. Despite that one in every four pregnant women in US gets baby delivered through C-section. How strange!