Care Plan For Cesarean Section Patient

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Care plan for cesarean section patient. The days following the birth of your baby the postpartum period can be one of the most challenging times for mothers and families. After your c section you might look like you re still pregnant. A cesarean se zayr ee an section is one way that a baby can be delivered.

The patient sees that the birth plan has been changed and that surgical intervention is needed to deliver the infant while most women are able to deliver without any such intervention. However it is a major surgery and has risks. Contact your health care provider if you think you might be depressed especially if your signs and symptoms don t fade on their own you have trouble caring for your baby or completing daily tasks or you have thoughts of harming yourself or your baby.

A hospital stay after a cesarean birth usually is 2 4 days. Talk with your ob gyn or other health care professional about your options. Cesarean birth becomes the birth method of choice which is entirely different from vaginal birth so from assessment until discharge healthcare professionals holistically adjust the care plan to accommodate the woman anticipating cesarean birth.

Cesarean section is a procedure that is relatively harmless for the mother and baby. Extreme emergency flowchart 10. Caesarean section category 2 flowchart 11.

Allow the patient to verbalize feelings and thoughts. Sitting here doing my wonderful care plan and now that i have everything set up i am reconsidering my options. It s important for mothers to care for themselves after a a cesarean delivery.

A c section might be planned ahead of time if you develop pregnancy complications or you ve had a previous c section and aren t considering a vaginal birth after cesarean vbac. Ok so our instructors want us to include risk for bleeding as our 1. When you go home you may need to take special care of yourself and limit your activities.