What to Expect in a Cesarean Birth

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

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🗓️ 31 March 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

A cesarean section, also known as a C-section, is a surgical procedure to deliver a baby through incisions in the mother's abdomen and uterus. You and your doctor may plan a cesarean birth if you have a complication that would make a vaginal delivery difficult. Every expecting mother should be knowledgeable about cesarean birth, even if that is not your primary birth plan. In the United States, one in three babies is born via cesarean. Often, unplanned circumstances in labor lead to a cesarean birth. Labor is an intense experience, and a lot can happen that puts you in a position where you or your care provider has to make quick decisions and may not have time to explain your options at length. Knowing what to expect in a cesarean birth will better prepare you for labor and give you confidence to navigate any scenario.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:07.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode, we're talking
0:16.4	about what to expect in a C-Sesarian birth. So a C-Sesarian sectionsection is a surgical procedure to deliver a baby through incisions in the
0:26.6	mother's abdomen and uterus.
0:29.3	You and your doctor could be planning a cesarian if you have a complication that's going to make a
0:33.6	vaginal delivery difficult, but every expecting mother should be knowledgeable
0:38.8	about sesarian birth, even if this is not your primary birth plan. In the United States one and three babies are born via
0:47.0	Cessarian. Often there's unplanned circumstances that come up in labor that lead
0:52.3	to a Cessary in birth. And labor can be an
0:55.3	intense experience. A lot that can happen that can put you in a position where you or
1:00.3	your care provider has to make quick decisions,
1:03.5	and your doctor may not have time to explain
1:06.0	all your options at length.
1:08.3	So knowing what to expect a necessary in birth
1:10.9	is gonna better prepare you for labor and give you confidence to
1:14.6	navigate any scenario. You can find the full article and all of the resources
1:20.1	that accompany this episode at pregnancy podcast.com slash
1:25.9	Cessarian. Right now you're listening to the public feed of the
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