Preparing for cesarean section

Everyone knows that labor can take place not only naturally. With certain indications or in case of emergency, a caesarean section is performed. The operation can be scheduled or emergency. Of course, if cesarean - emergency, then you absolutely do not depend on anything - it remains to trust doctors and hope for their professionalism. But if you knew in advance about the operation, then the preparation for caesarean section should become an obligatory stage.

Preparing for elective caesarean section

To begin with, after you have accurately established cesarean as the only possible or recommended process of delivery, you must in any case agree and sign the necessary documents. Next, doctors will offer you to take up to 300 ml of your own blood. This precaution will play an important role if you need urgent transfusion during the operation. No danger to you or the child a small loss of blood does not represent - the plasma to recover within a few days.

From the way you prepare for the planned caesarean section , the course of the operation itself largely depends. If you have already chosen a clinic or maternity hospital in which you will be given a cesarean, then prepare to go to the hospital already 1-2 weeks before the expected date of birth. This is necessary for additional examinations, the delivery of tests, and, if necessary, a medical correction of your condition.

If the pregnancy as a whole is normal, there are no complications and complaints, then you can come to Caesarean section even on the day of the operation itself. Keep in mind that the last meal should be the previous night not later than 18 hours. After that, it is forbidden to eat or drink any liquid.

When preparing for cesarean section for 2 hours you are required order to appoint an enema before childbirth . Also, for a while, a catheter will be inserted to avoid subsequent problems with the kidneys. As a rule, in order to prevent the development of deep vein thrombosis, the legs are wound with elastic bandages before the operation. You can replace bandages with special anti-varicose stockings.

The planned cesarean section, as a method of carrying out labor, allows you to prepare morally for the operation. As a rule, as early as 20 weeks you will know what awaits you. Therefore, it is worth taking care of choosing a medical institution in advance, discussing with your doctor all the nuances of the operation and the postpartum period - your excessive curiosity in this situation will only benefit.