Delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the abdomen and uterus
Classification
- Caesarean sections can be classified as either ‘elective’ (planned) or ‘emergency’
Main indications
- Previous CS
- Fetal distress
- Failure to progress in labour
- Breech presentation
- Maternal request
Complications
- Sepsis
- Haemorrhage
- VTE
- Trauma
- TTN
- Subfertility
- Regret
- Complications in future pregnancy
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