{"id":18485,"date":"2017-04-26T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T13:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/for-parents\/birth\/caesarean-section-c-section\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T17:12:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:12:11","slug":"caesarean-section-c-section","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/en\/for-parents\/birth\/caesarean-section-c-section\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesarean section (C-section)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18485\" class=\"elementor elementor-18485 elementor-1318\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd531e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dd531e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed6817 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With all the new staff in the OR it is reassuring to have a familiar face at your side all the time. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparing for a c-section:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before going into surgery, many preparations are necessary. A lot of them are done by your midwife, e.g. insertion of the permanent urinary catheter, administering drips to support your blood pressure, monitoring the fetal heartrate, etc. <\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s time to go:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Midwives accompany the patients into the OR and assist the anaesthesist in giving you the epidural anaesthesia, which is the most frequent form of pain management in a c-section.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e2018 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3e2018\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ba1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"22ba1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebcafc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebcafc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b25e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64b25e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad12115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ad12115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4e033 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be4e033\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e35fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e35fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first cry:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c1318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c1318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As soon as the baby is out of the uterus and the umbilical cord cut, the midwife takes the newborn and assists the pediatrician in a first assessment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting to know your baby:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In some hospitals it is possible to enjoy skin-to-skin contact already in the OR if you and your baby are doing fine. The midwife assists you in finding a comfortable position for the first cuddle and has an eye on the baby\u2019s well-being and adaptation processes. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Cuddling with daddy \/ your partner \/ the support person:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If a separation of mother and child is unavoidable due to medical reasons, the bonding needs to be postponed for the moment. In theses cases the partner \/ support person can offer skin-to-skin contact and support the baby\u2019s recovery by talking to the baby and cuddling it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Back from the OR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After surgery the mother directly returns to the delivery room or the ward. Then it is time to cuddle and the first steps towards breastfeeding. The midwife supports you, for example, by assisting you in finding a comfortable position and helping you with the first latch-on. 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