Delivery Room Procedures
The first procedure is an episiotomy which is an incision made to ease the birth. Many obstetricians feel that this minimizes damage to both infant and mother. They argue that this straight incision heal better and hurt less than hurt less than the irregular tearing that might otherwise occur.
An animated Labor and Delivery process
An actual Normal Spontaneous Delivery process
Breech deliveries are not really "feet first"; they are actually "hips first" although about 3% of births are made like this, most occur in premature or multiple (twins or triplets) births. It is difficult to assess them precisely, but breech births are more complicated and carry greater risks to the fetus. Cesarean deliveries are often performed to deliver babies from breech position.
A cesarean delivery (C-section) is a surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia to remove the infant from the uterus through the abdominal wall. C-sections are performed in 5% to 15% of births.
An animated Cesarean Section Delivery
An actual Cesarean Birth Delivery
Because they are so common, parents should understand the procedure in the event in must be performed. Discuss this possibility fully with your obstetrician. There are many reasons for doing a C-section. Sometimes, the infant's head is larger the mother's pelvis.
Or labor may suddenly stop, this often occurs spontaneously, and sometimes because of drugs. Prolonged labor usually is a physiological problem and not caused by the mother's actions. Less common reasons for performing it may include complications of diabetes or other illnesses, signs of significant fetal distress, or other serious problems of the developing infant.
C-sections are relatively safe, although they carry a higher complication rate rather than regular deliveries. Because more sensitive methods for detecting fetal distress (such as fetal monitors) are now available, minimum distress is being discovered more often.
That has lead to a higher number of C-sections. The benefits of basing C- section decisions on theses new monitoring techniques have not yet been proved. Having one C-section does not mean that you cannot have a normal delivery in subsequent births.
Alvaro Castillo has been writing health articles for five years. One of his specializations has been on parenting and pregnancy. If you would like to learn more, then visit his website at [http://www.myhomeparent.com] or visit his blog at http://myhomeparent.blogspot.com to share your opinion.
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