Preparations before Cesarean surgery

A Cesarean section is the surgical procedure to deliver a baby in which an incision is made through the abdomen in the uterus. Cesarean section is preferred over normal delivery when there are complications for delivery.A CS is more challenging than a normal delivery for a women since it is a surgical procedure and it takes more time to heal the long horizontal or vertical wound cut below stomach.There are few things to take care about when a women is going through cesarean section.

Cesarean section is often scheduled .Both time and date is fixed by the gynaecologist. Thus it is very important for the family to prepare every needs before time ahead.

Admission in hospital

The patient is admitted a day before the surgery. You will not be allowed to eat or drink anything after the midnight.The patient is not allowed to wear any valuable jewelries or any wearable s. Taking a shower before admitting to hospital will be beneficial for the body since after cesarean section, patient will not be allowed to bath for few days or it will be difficult for the patient to have a meaningful bath due to post surgery pain.

Things to carry in your bag for hospital stay.

• Keep all the hospital cards and papers that were prepared by your gynecologist from the beginning of your diagnosis .

• In your bag, keep at least two pair of clothes(gowns ) for change in hospital

• Keep at-least four to six undergarments since you will be bleeding so much that you need to change them frequently, also carry absorbing pads that lasts longer.

• Carry soaps, detergents and sanitizer .

• Keep muslin fabrics or thin soft clothes to wrap baby because pants for baby would not that comfortable.

• Carry diapers if necessary according to need of the baby, new born baby often go through multiple bowels, also wet baby wipes will be good to carry.

The day of surgery

Early in the morning, you will be taken to another unit for gown change and intravenous line will be started in your arm or hand.Through this fluid, we will have enough fluids and vita necessary since we will not be given any food till twelve hours of surgery.Your vagina will be shaved and your urinary tract will be connected to a plastic bag .Heartbeat inside stomach will be checked often to track baby"s movement.

After few hours, you will be taken to the surgical unit where there will be many doctors and nurses waiting for your surgery . The anesthesiologist will place the blood pressure, pulse and respiration .Then after, he will place a long needle like injection inside your spinal cord at the middle of your body. In few seconds, your lower body portion will start getting warm and hotter and soon you will not be able to feel anything at half portion of your body.It will take about an hour till the baby comes out.

In the conclusion, the mother should always make up her mind that the pain she needs to go through is very normal .The pain can continue till a month, she cannot stand well, sleep well or she may loose her appetite completely till few weeks due to surgery. Later, when baby needs milk as breast feeding is to be done, mother feels like she is getting appetite slowly.

Postpartum (सुत्केरी) period will start from now where mother will have to be on extensive rest .The story of mother and the baby then continues ...