Common Reasons For Cesarean Section
Cesarean section is simply the surgical procedure that involves cutting through the abdomen of a pregnant woman to bring out the baby and placenta at any time beyond 28 weeks of the pregnancy.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!There are many reasons for Cesarean section. They can broadly be classified as emergency or elective.
However, it can further be classified as maternal (mother), fetal (baby), and cord/placenta factors.
MATERNAL:
- Two (2) previous CS
- Obstructed labour: this may be due to a small size pelvis (hip bone)
- Previous fibroid surgery
- Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia: Hypertension in pregnancy with imminent or actual convulsion
- Prolong labour/failure to progress
- Failed induction of labour
- Genital tract infection
- Chorioamnionitis: infection of the baby sac and surrounding fluid
- Cancer of the cervix
- Systemic diseases like HIV (with genital tract infection), Heart failure, Diabetes with poor sugar control
- Social reason: becoming an acceptable means of delivery
FETAL:
- Macrosomia: Big baby weighing more than 4kg
- Hydrocephalus: Baby with a big head
- Baby in distress
- Multiple gestation: more than one baby with the leading one in an abnormal position
- Breech presentation: Baby coming out with leg(s), hand, or buttocks
CORD/PLACENTA:
- Cord prolapse: Umbilical cord coming out before the baby
- Cord on the neck: Umbilical cord surrounding the baby’s neck
- Abruptio placenta: Detachment of the placenta with bleeding
- Placenta previa: Placenta obstructing the passage of the baby
