Tips to Avoid a Cesarean for Pregnant Woman

Many people especially women assume that a cesarean section can avoid the pain and difficulty in Childbirth Process. In fact, if you know that cesareans in women contains a higher risk than naturally childbirth, certainly you will think many times. That we need to emphasize is the caesarean section is included in the category of major surgery.

A research that was done during five years in France reveals that the mother mortality level through cesarean section three times more often if compared with mothers who normal gave birth. The result of those deaths are because the surgical complications such as blood clots (thrombosis), infection, and complications of anesthesia.

If you already understand how the dangers of cesarean in women and want to avoid it, the experts from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologsts (ACOG) gives nine tips for you, they are:

1. Consume the enough nutrition during pregnancy

During the healthy mother and baby, then a mother has a great opportunity to give birth naturally. For that, you should increase the consumption of carbohydrates to get the enough energy, especially during the two weeks before the approximation of Childbirth Process.

2. Do not lazing

During pregnancy, you should do not lying in bed. By staying active during pregnancy, it will facilitate the Childbirth Process, because you will be better in facing or self-control when childbirth.

3. Do not haste to the hospital

Early days of childbirth will be very long, especially for women who first give birth. Then you should stay at home at least until it reaches the third opening. The mothers will feel more comfortable, fewer stress, and lighter pain when still living in their own homes rather than haste to the hospital. This will also prevent you from interventions, like induction which can increase the chances of cesareans in women.

4. Do not accelerate the induction

Dr Michael Klein of the University of British Columbia says that 44 percent of women who are induced end in a cesarean section. The induction action many failed because the stimulus was done when the cervix is not ready. A recent research revealed that the gestational age up to 42 weeks appertain normal.

5. Keep eating and drinking

Women were allowed to keep eat and drink before the Childbirth Process time will be faster to childbirth  the babies with high Apgar scores, experiencing metabolic problems and blood sugar less, even require fewer pain medication.

6. Use the natural pain reducing way

Therapy using warm water, hypnosis, massage, visualization, music is an effective way to reduce pain before childbirth. The use of drugs including epidural can increase the chances of cesarean action.

7. Use the natural stimulation

If the contractions of prospective mothers are not too strong, most physicians use a particular medicines. But you should use the natural way by walking or stimulate the nipple so it can release the naturaloxytocin in the body and is also a natural pain reducer, endorphins.

8. Accurate choosing doctors and hospitals

Look for doctors and hospitals with a low caesarean section rate. There are doctors who are always enthusiastic to support the patients to normally childbirth, but many also doctors that quickly suggests a cesarean section.

Look for information from various sources about the doctor or hospital prefers to handle the natural childbirth process. And if the doctor decide to cesareans in women, make sure how necessary that action to save the baby and the mother.

Summary: 

• Caesarean is one of the major surgery with several risks, including death,
• Healthy lifestyle and normal activities will reduce the risk of caesarean section in women,
• Choose a doctor or hospital that can give a motivation to be able to natural Childbirth Process.

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How to overcome the itch on the skin caused by the caesarean section

The caesarean section is a childbirth process that is done by a surgery. The doctor conduct the surgery by creating an incision to the woman`s uterine wall and the stomach. Therefore we should have a great attention to the curing process after the surgery. The first action after the caesarean section is doing the medical treatment in order to cure the woman`s fitness after the surgery. The woman should have the medical treatment optimally or the woman should take the hospitalization approximately about 5 days.

For several cases the woman who has done the caesarean section will have the eating postponement because the intestines have not functioning yet. Another effect is getting the itches around the caesarean section scare. The itches happens because when doing the caesarean section there are a lot of nerves in the skin which is sliced, when it started to heal it will create some itches around the caesarean section scar.

Tips to prevent the itches after the caesarean section

There are some techniques that can be done to prevent the itches after getting the caesarean section

1. Do not scratch the caesarean scar although you have unbearable itches. It will be better for you to wipe your stomach smoothly. The itches can be used as an indicator that the caesarean scare has being recovered.
2. You can use the mild soap which you use to take bath. By using this soap, it can give some moisture for your skin and it will reduce the itches you have. The doctor usually gives a salve which can be used gradually especially after taking bath. And it will help you to reduce the itches.
3. You can do some exercise such as the childbirth exercise, or doing some a special relaxation for the woman after the childbirth process. It can help the woman to reduce the itches because the exercise will enhance the blood circulation therefore the condition of the woman after the childbirth process becomes fit.
4. If you have the itches in more than six months it will be better for you to consult to the doctor to identify the cause of this problem. After that you can get some medical treatment which is recommended by the doctor.

Summary:

• The caesarean section will create some scars which can cause some itches on the woman skin especially on the skin around the caesarean section scars.
• You can overcome the problem of itches caused by the caesarean section by dabbing the soap or cream given by the doctor. And avoid the scratching.
• If you have the itches in more than six months it will be better for you to consult to the doctor to identify the cause of this problem.

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Some tips for the mother to do the breastfeeding after the caesarean section

For the woman who has done the caesarean section should not be worried to do the breastfeeding for the baby. It is not be determined by the childbirth process method that have been conducted but it depends on the condition of the woman and the baby after the childbirth process. These are the useful breastfeeding tips that can be used for the woman who has conducted the caesarean section.

Keep Consuming the Medicines

After the caesarean section, you still need to consume some medicines to cure the painful caused by the effect of the surgery. You should have a great awareness that the medicines given by the doctor will not have any bed effect to your baby. You can consult to the doctor to make sure that the medicine has appropriate doses.

The problems usually happen when you refuse to consume those medicines. The unbearable pain can influence the breastfeeding process to your baby.

Early initiation of breastfeeding

Every new born baby should get an adequate the breast milk supply. It will need some agreement and also some corporations between the medical officer and the woman to support each other and to help the woman to do the early initiation of breastfeeding.

It can give some opportunities for the woman and her baby to get the physically contact skin by skin. It can be done by putting the baby on the woman`s breast. In this process will create a strong psychological attachment. It will be better to be done in a view moments after the childbirth process. 

Every hospital should have a lactation consultant. Their duty is to help the woman to have a successful lactation for the new born baby. The consultant will help the woman about how to do the breastfeeding therefore the woman and the baby will get a comfortable condition.

Make sure that you have a comfortable position

Finding a comfortable position is the important way to do the breastfeeding especially for the woman who has done the caesarean section. Make sure that the baby is close to you. Protect the incision using a pillow. Put your baby beside or under the armpit. After the caesarean section, it is very important for the baby to get the colostrum and the woman can try to learn about how to do the breastfeeding. It will be very useful to prevent the swelling of the woman`s breast and it will be useful to maintain an adequate breast milk supply.

Some hospital usually provides a special room enables the woman stay with her baby after the childbirth. In this room the woman can get something easily. The woman will have an easy access to do the breastfeeding to her baby. If there are some reasons that requires the woman and the baby take apart, ask the nurse to pump the breast milk in every 3-4 hours until the woman and the baby are allowed to meet again.

Summary:

• The Breastfeeding is determined by the condition of the woman and the baby after the childbirth process.
• Make sure that the medicines that you consume have appropriate doses and it safe for the woman and the baby.
• Finding a comfortable condition during the lactation can be guided by the consultant of lactation.

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