06/04/2022
A caesarean can happen for many reasons;
✔️Prolonged labor: This can be from the cervix begins to dilate and stops before the woman is fully dilated, or the baby stops moving down the birth canal, or labor goes on for over 20 hours with little progress
✔️Cord Compression: The cord is around the baby’s neck or body. This can also happen if the cord is trapped between the baby’s head and the mother’s pelvis.
✔️Prolapsed cord: The cord comes out of the cervix before the baby. The blood flow to the cord is decreased and therefore threatens the baby's life.
✔️Placental Abruption: This is where the placenta detaches from the uterine wall before delivery.
✔️Placenta Issues: The placenta partially or completely covers the cervix blocking the birthing canal.
✔️Fetal Distress: Your baby's heart rate may not be tolerating the labor, this is discovered through fetal movement monitoring whilst in labor.
✔️ Maternal Distress; Maybe a chronic or acute condition such as high blood pressure, or gestational diabetes.
✔️ Cephalopelvic disproportion: Also known as CPD, this is where the babies wont fit through the pelvis. It may be that pelvis is too small or the baby's head is to large
✔️Repeat Caesarean
✔️It is a choice that she simply wants to make