Elective C Section After Emergency C Section

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Elective c section after emergency c section. Even though the reasons i had the c section in the first place are not prevalent in this pregnancy. The reason i had a c section last time was because my baby went into distress was quite high up and the surgeon after examination said there was no space for forceps and c section was the best option. Hi i was just wondering if any other mummies have had to have an emergency c section previous and have opted either to have a vbac or an elective csect this time and what made you make your decision.

A majority of these are performed as emergency procedures rather than electively before labour begins. The consultant i saw a few weeks very casually said yes when i asked him if i can have an elective c section after a previous emergency one. If you and your healthcare team decide at short notice that a c section is the safest way to deliver your baby it is called an emergency c section.

Elective c section after emergency c section. If you know you will need a c section before you go into labour this is called a planned elective c section. There are 4 grades or categories of caesarean section in this country.

Grade 1 where conditions are life threatening to the mother or baby for example in the case of cord prolapse uterine rupture. Now to be clear if my doctor had recommended i give birth in a yurt while doing a headstand underwater i would have lit some incense and done my best to om that baby into existence i trust doctors especially my own. About one in four women who give birth in the uk have a c section.

Emergency c sections on the other hand are just that life threatening emergencies for which modern hospitals are luckily extremely well equipped. Requesting an elective c section after previous emergency caesarean. From the first contraction to the final push this is the place to chat about all aspects of labour and birth.

Long story short my labour with my daughter was 4 days was sent home 3 times during those 4 days waters broke etc etc all failed to. Had an emergency c section last time th is time the registrar at the hospital wanted to automatically book me for an elective c section. One in three women attempting vbac will have an emergency caesarean which can have slightly more complications than elective caesarean sections e g.