C-Sections Everything You Need To Know
Your Pregnancy|December 2017/January 2018

Giving birth is a wonderfully terrifying experience, no matter how you do it. But many expectant parents are doubly fearful of having a caesarean section, as it’s two processes rolled into one – childbirth and a surgical procedure! Here’s what to expect if you’re having a caesarean section.

Cath Jenkin
C-Sections Everything You Need To Know
WHY ARE YOU HAVING A C-SECTION?

Generally speaking, c-sections are performed by choice or for a specific purpose. If you’re delivering your child through a private healthcare facility, your gynaecologist may ask you if you’d prefer to have your baby via c-section or if you’d like to give birth naturally. In a public healthcare setting though, c-sections are only performed for medical reasons or emergencies. If your baby is large, breech, if you have some sort of obstruction in your belly, or if you are HIV-positive, it will be recommended to you by your gynaecologist or clinic nurse that you have a c-section. Almost all multiple baby births are now c-section deliveries, so if you’re having twins, you’ll be booked in for this. If you’ve had a baby via c-section before, your doctor or clinic sister may also recommend that you have your next child via a c-section, but that will be determined based on your experience and medical history too.

AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION

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