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Re: C/S complicationsFrom: GA12L@aol.comTue Nov 29 02:44:17 2005
Hank you do yourself a mis-service. You are not CVD no more than any of us on this list allthough I suspect there are a few...well more than a few....well a lot...okay all on this list probably think I am menatlly challenged!! But I'm always happy to try and defend my statements so here are some of the risks of a caesarian section Risks to the mother include infection, DVT's, increased blood loss (blood loss on the average is about twice as much with cesarean birth as with vaginal birth.) decreased bowel function (The bowel sometimes slows down for several days after surgery, resulting in distention, bloating and discomfort.), respiratory complications (general anaesthesia can sometimes lead to pneumonia), longer hospital stay and recovery time (three to five days in the hospital is the common length of stay, whereas it is less than one to three days for a vaginal birth), reactions to anaesthesia or other medications during the surgery. Risk of additional surgeries. For example, hysterectomy, bladder repair, etc. Risks to the baby include the following, breathing problems (babies born by cesarean are more likely to develop breathing problems such as transient tachypnea, low Apgar scores, fetal injury. Although rare, the surgeon can accidentally nick the baby while making the uterine incision. Then there's lack of bonding, not able to breastfeed straight after birth if the mother wants to breastfeed. Now who's going to list the complications of a vaginal birth? Gail
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