Preparing for a C-section

Before the operation, a woman will go through several tests to establish if she is capable of receiving anesthesia without complications and overall, to see how a mother’s and a baby’s organism work. For a person who is going through these tests for the first time, they might seem very disturbing and even destructive, so it is good to be prepared and to know as much as you can about it. The gynecologist will do a physical examination of a birth canal and this test was described as the most disturbing of all, not painful but disturbing. Implementing a catheter and receiving enema is also described as disturbing and very unnatural. Being introduced to these steps will help a mother to avoid trauma since all patients who went through it without a previous explanation, described it later as trauma. C section by itself was less of a drama and was easier to “survive” because mothers knew more or less about that, they were mostly prepared. When a day for birth comes, a mother will go through these steps one by one: receiving an enema, taking a shower and shaving, then an examination of a birth canal by a gynecologist, implementation of a catheter and finally, entering the operation room. There will be an operation team waiting and after lying down on a table, being washed by iodopovidone and receiving anesthesia, the very next thing a mother remembers is being in a room of intensive care, with an ice block on her stomach. That day and the next one, a patient will receive a lot of medication to survive pain, antibiotics to prevent blood poisoning and other medicine. The next day after the operation, a mother will be moved to a section where she will be joined by her baby and for the next 5-7 days, they will learn about each other with a help of medical professionals. A mother will learn how to breastfeed and take care of her baby and if she can’t manage, nurses will help.