39 Week C Section
Cesarean delivery c section is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incisions in the abdomen and uterus.
39 week c section. You may have your c section earlier than this if there s a medical reason for delivering the baby sooner for example if you re expecting more than one baby. According to a new study inducing labor at 39 weeks can significantly reduce the chances of a woman needing a cesarean c section birth. When you schedule your baby s birth you schedule either labor induction or a c section.
Healthy first time mothers whose labor was induced in the 39th week of pregnancy were less likely to deliver by cesarean section compared to those who waited for labor to begin naturally according to a study funded by the national institutes of health. Prior studies have compared the perinatal risks of elective delivery at 37 to 41 weeks gestation but didn t evaluate the hazard of delivery versus not delivering at a specific time point dr. A c section might be planned ahead of time if you develop pregnancy complications or you ve had a previous c section and aren t considering a vaginal birth after cesarean vbac.
Planned c section planned c sections are usually done from week 39 of pregnancy because babies born earlier than this may not be fully developed for life outside the womb. The research was slated for presentation friday at a meeting of the society for maternal fetal medicine in dallas. Whereas babies whipped out at 38 weeks tended to have more breathing problems.
1 an example would be with triplets or higher order multiples placenta previa or fetal distress. If your pregnancy is healthy it s best to stay pregnant for at least 39 weeks and wait for labor to begin on its own. 10 healthday news a new childbirth study says 39 weeks gestation is the best time for elective cesarean delivery for women who have previously delivered via c section.
However he said if babies decide to appear sooner than 39 weeks and are taken out by cs then they are all usually fine at that late stage of pregnancy.