C-section recovery involves managing pain with breastfeeding-safe medications while monitoring for signs of infection or internal bleeding. Toning the belly and safely returning to exercise like jogging or situps takes time.
Cesarean births are not unusual in the United States. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released in 2007 show that almost a third of births involve c-section deliveries. Yet while this procedure is common, it is not without significant risks to both women and their babies.
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A cesarean section, or c-section, is the surgical removal of a baby through the motherโs abdomen. C-sections are generally considered safe but they are associated with risks and those risks continue to increase with each c-section.
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It is natural for a woman to experience some bleeding following a C-section, but uncontrollable bleeding may occur when the major blood vessel is damaged during surgery, according to the website eMedTV. After delivery, some women experience C-section complications such as postpartum hemorrhage or severe bleeding.
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Women recovering from a cesarean birth often require pain medication. When the patient is also a breast-feeding mother, medication should be kept to a minimum to avoid causing side effects in the nursing newborn. According to breast feeding resource Kellymom.
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