How You Might Feel You won’t feel any pain during the C-section, although you may feel sensations like pulling and pressure. With a planned C-section, the anesthesiologist will give you the option to be unconscious (or “asleep”) during the delivery using general anesthesia or awake and simply numbed from the waist down using regional anesthesia (an… Continue reading
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All for cesarian section
Every pregnant woman hopes for a short labor and delivery with no complications — manageable contractions, some pushing, then a beautiful baby — but it doesn’t always work out that way. These days, almost 30% of all babies in the United States are delivered via cesarean section (C-section). In fact, there’s a lot of debate… Continue reading
Prepare for your pregnancy with twins or multiple births
Over the past two decades, there’s been a phenomenal rise in the number of multiple births in the United States. Between 1980 and 2004, the number of twin births increased by 70% and the number of births involving three or more babies has quadrupled. What’s responsible for this dramatic rise in multiple births? And how… Continue reading