C - section

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C - section

• Katarina
  Crne
• 
  Mentor A. Žmegac Horvat

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C-section

• surgical procedure to deliver one or more babies
• usually performed when a vaginal delivery is a
  risk for mother or baby

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INDICATIONS

• complications of labor and factors impeding
  vaginal delivery
• -small pelvis
• -dystocia

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INDICATIONS

• -cord prolapse
• -hypertension

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INDICATIONS

• -placental problems

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INDICATIONS

• -abnormal presentation
• -macrosomia

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INDICATIONS

• other complications of pregnancy, preexisting
  conditions and concomittant disease
• -pre-eclampsia
• -multiple births

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INDICATIONS

• - sexually transmitted infections such as
  genital herpes 

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RISK FOR MOTHER

• associated with risks of post-operative adhesions
• incisional hernias
• wound infections
• severe blood loss
• post spinal headaches

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RISK FOR THE CHILD

• neonatal depression
• fetal injury
• breathing problems

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TYPES of C-section

• according to the type of incision (longitudinal
  or transversal) made on the uterus, apart from
  the incision on the skin
• classical Cesarean section involves a
  midline longitudinal incison
• lower uterine segment section is the procedure
  most commonly used today

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TYPES of C-section

• Cesarean 
• hysterectomy -consists of a Cesarean section
  followed by the removal of the uterus
• repeat Caesarean section - done when the patient
  had a previous Cesarean section

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