Before the surgery begins, they will complete the Time out which is part of the surgical safety checklist.
In order to assist and communicate with you throughout the surgery, your birth partner will be seated at the top of the operating table close to your head. Because of the numerous pieces of equipment and leads on the floor that could trip people, it is necessary that they stay seated in the theatre. When they are holding the infant, it is most crucial.
An alcohol-based solution will be used to prepare you for surgery. After that, sterile drapes will be placed over the region to maintain a clean and sterile surgery site. To prevent you from seeing any of the surgical site until your baby is born, a screen will be set up using the sterile drapes; if you would like, the curtains can be removed after the procedure.
The tray of instruments required for your procedure will be prepared by your scrub nurse. Before surgery begins, two staff members account for and sign for all instruments, swabs, and sharps. The obstetric surgical team will start your procedure as soon as everyone is satisfied and ready.
Considering how many staff are needed, theatre may be surprisingly noisy. Throughout the process, they must speak with one another, but they may also speak with you and your birth partner. Beeps and other odd noises are another way that equipment can be noisy.
Being heard, rest assured that the theatre personnel considers everything to be completely normal.
The obstetrician will make 10-20 cm cut into your tummy just below your bikini line, and into the womb. You may feel pressure within your chest, this is normal and is usually due to the assistant applying pressure to the top of your womb to assist with delivery of the baby. It should only last few minutes. Babies born by caesarean section often do not cry immediately, it can be a couple of minutes before they do so as they have not had quiet the same stimulus to start breathing as a baby who’s born vaginally. Please don't worry, they will cry for you plenty after they are born. The surgeon will clean the baby and give them a bit of a rub to stimulate breathing, baby will also have a hat placed on their head to help retain their body temperature as babies get cold very quickly.
The surgeon may delay clamping the umbilical cord for at least a minute before cutting the cord after the baby is born.
This is because benefit includes :
•Increased iron levels in the baby even up until they are 6 months old, which helps with growth and both physical and emotional development.
•Increased amount of stem cells, which helps with your baby's growth and helps with their immune system. The midwife will then take the baby to a cot within the theatre to perform their newborn checks on the baby.
The birth partner can accompany the midwife in this process! Once all checks completed the midwife attaches identification band on the baby and will be given to the birth partner or the mother to hold. The surgeon will continue with the surgery.
The placenta will be removed from your womb. Although it can be a quick surgery, it can take long to stitch you back together. This is due to the human body having layers and each one has to be closed correctly to prevent infection or post surgery complications such as incisional hernia or haematoma. At the end of your surgical procedure the entire theatre Team will perform the "sign out" this is necessary to confirm the surgery you have had, that all checks are correct and completed and that any specimens are correctly potted and labelled, baby has been labelled and the amount of blood loss during the surgery. And then they discuss the post surgery needs. After the surgery you will be escorted to the theatre recovery by the ODP and the anaesthetist where you will meet your birth partner and the baby with a recovery nurse to look after you.
! WARNING ! Below is a attached link of a C-section Journey, if you like please feel free to click onto the link and watch the journey.
C-section video:
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