When spontaneous labor is experienced before a cesarean section, the operation for the mother is usually easier and recovery tends to be faster than after a planned cesarean section.
For most women, a vaginal birth is safer and healthier. Vaginal birth cuts the risk for many complications. With a vaginal birth, a woman has the following: A lower risk of needing a blood transfusion.
The study also found that for those women whose labor was induced, the chance of cesarean delivery was actually lower than if they had gone into labor on their own. This surprised some people. Wouldn't you think that natural labor was better at achieving a vaginal birth? Well, not in this study.
Babies born vaginally are thought to have an edge over those born via cesarean section. They pick up bacteria from their mother's birth canal, which scientists believe helps protect them from asthma, obesity, and other health issues as they grow older.
Caesarean birth can be seen as a traumatic birth for the baby with immediate and long term consequences. C-section is a trauma because of its abrupt and sudden interruption of the biologically programmed vaginal birth process.
Your baby may have breathing problems and other health problems. Your baby may be affected by anesthesia you get during your c-section. This may cause them to be inactive or sluggish. Your baby may be injured during the surgery.
Not only are there positive neonatal outcomes when labor happens before a cesarean birth but there are also better perinatal outcomes for mothers who experience spontaneous labor before c-section. Here are some of the benefits: The uterus, especially its lower segment, changes its shape and qualities as labor develops.
Your provider may recommend inducing labor if your health or your baby's health is at risk or if you're 2 weeks or more past your due date. For some women, inducing labor is the best way to keep mom and baby healthy. Inducing labor should be for medical reasons only.
Since babies born via C-section do not pass through the birth canal and are not exposed to the same bacteria as babies born vaginally, their microbiome develops differently and has different strains of bacteria.
The baby may also benefit. The risk of an unexplained or unexpected stillbirth may be reduced by cesarean section, as may be the risk of complications of labour such as clinical chorioamnionitis, fetal heart rate abnormalities and cord prolapse.
Babies are “due” after 40 weeks of gestation, but evidence suggests that infant mortality and complications are lowest for those delivered at 39 weeks, when a fetus is considered full term. Some obstetricians have recommended inducing labor at 39 weeks to reduce the risk of complications.
These studies typically show the caesarean rate to be twice as high when labour is induced. Part of the problem may be that if an induction is done when a mother is not ready to go into labour the process is more likely to fail or cause the baby to become distressed. These factors would make a caesarean more likely.
There were 678 NTSV induced deliveries at 39 weeks of gestation in this cohort (39 ° – 39), of which 229 were ultimately delivered by cesarean (33.8%). In this same time period, there were 1,142 NTSV patients who presented in spontaneous labor at 39 weeks of gestation, of which 201 had cesarean deliveries (17.9%).
While it's better to let labor begin naturally, inducing it may be necessary if there is a problem with the pregnancy or the baby. Inducing labor could prevent the need for a cesarean section if the woman is otherwise in good health.
The main reason healthcare providers induce labor is to protect your health and the fetus's health. Your healthcare provider may recommend labor induction if: You're two or more weeks past your due date. Once you reach 41 weeks of pregnancy, the placenta may not work as well.
You might consider induction at 39 weeks to reduce the risk of certain health problems. Healthy women whose labor is induced at 39 weeks may have lower rates of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension than women who do not have induction at 39 weeks.
What happens if I go into labour first? About 1 in 10 women whose planned caesareans are scheduled for 39 weeks will go into labour first. That means their waters break or their contractions start. If this happens, you will have an emergency rather than a planned caesarean.
"As soon as someone is admitted to the hospital, they're kind of on the clock," Caughey said. -If women aren't too tired, allow them to push at least two hours if they have delivered before, three hours if it's their first baby. They may push longer if they had an epidural as long as the doctor can see progress.
You will usually have a planned c-section at 39 weeks of pregnancy. The aim is to do the c-section before you go into labour.
Having a C-section increases the risk of complications in a later pregnancy and in other surgeries. The more C-sections, the higher the risks of placenta previa and a condition in which the placenta becomes attached to the wall of the uterus (placenta accreta).
With a c-section, babies don't get the squeeze and will have extra fluid to contend with. This may mean that they experience difficulty breathing, cough up extra fluids, or sound "juicy" as they breathe in the first few days.
“It takes a while for babies born through C-section to develop a normal microbiome. And during that time, while the immune system is also developing, they become more at risk for later developing certain diseases like asthma.