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What is the ideal time for c-section
What is the ideal time for c-section? Please let us know the actual as per medical terminologies. This helps a lot.
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Simple answer is it depends on the indications.
category 1—immediate threat to life (maternal or fetal)in less than 30 minutes; category 2—maternal or fetal compromise that is not immediately life-threatening; category 3—needing early delivery but no maternal or fetal compromise or category 4—delivery at the convenience of the patient or obstetric team.
A caesarean is considered elective if in category 4. Elective caesarean is best performed after 39 weeks of pregnancy e.g. for a breech baby, previous 2 caesareans(mind you previous one caesarean in most of the cases may get a normal delivery) etc.
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First of all see if the caesarean is indicated.
Depending on the indications they could fit in to one of the 4 categories. and the timing can be decided accordingly.
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You may refer to the following links:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/patients/patient-information-leaflets/pregnancy/pi-choosing-to-have-a-c-section.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjm2vix2IThAhVGs6wKHeTBBvwQFjABegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw1w6Huv_dw13At5x3TQp41O
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/birth-after-previous-caesarean/&ved=2ahUKEwjm2vix2IThAhVGs6wKHeTBBvwQFjACegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw3dWXmeZ4qaxEj3PIr2OKBd
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