How To Get An Elective C Section

Even if you don t really have the symptoms.

How to get an elective c section. So really if you report symptoms at a regular appointment around 37 38 weeks you should be able to have a c section. Open pop up dialog box. Scheduling a c section may give you a feeling of control over an inherently unpredictable experience.

But birth can be unpredictable even if you schedule a c section. But cesarean sections or c sections are usually scheduled for women such as those. If you have an outbreak or report any symptoms of an outbreak to your ob within a couple weeks of your due date they will generally schedule a c section.

It can be frustrating to wait until your due date to meet your baby. If you do an elective c section before labor beings there s only a 1 rate of complication. Elective c section babies also have a fivefold higher risk of needing mechanical breathing assistance for serious respiratory trouble find anne kirkeby hansen md and colleagues at denmark s.

You need to get an appointment with a consultant at the hospital so weither your gp or midwife can refer you. If you make a request for a c section for any non medical reason such as anxiety about childbirth your request will be treated as a request for an elective c section or a maternal request c section. I m also not saying everyone should get a c section.

You need to separate elective c sections from those who labor all day and then have a c section. Here s why a planned c section may not be as convenient as you hope. Uterine incisions used during c sections.

There s a higher risk of complications with cesarean deliveries. The abdominal incision is made first. Cons of an elective c section you re more likely to need a repeat cesarean delivery with future pregnancies.