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Journal of the …, 2009
A Cesarean Section (CS) is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or moth... more A Cesarean Section (CS) is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or mother's life at risk. But in recent times it is also performed upon request of mother. In case of an elective CS, there is enough time to evaluate the mother and to determine the type of anesthesia. Regional anesthesia has the advantage over general anaesthesia by allowing mother to remain awake during delivery. Postoperative pain is also better managed with regional anesthesia. More over, in regional anesthesia, the parents are able to share the experience of delivery, which may enhance parentsbaby bonding 1. Beside this, anesthesia related maternal mortality is also decreased when CS is done under regional anesthesia 2, 3. In UK, the fall was 12.8 to 1.7 per one million live births and in USA, it was 4.3 to 1.9 per one million live births
Journal of the …, 2009
A Cesarean Section (CS) is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or moth... more A Cesarean Section (CS) is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or mother's life at risk. But in recent times it is also performed upon request of mother. In case of an elective CS, there is enough time to evaluate the mother and to determine the type of anesthesia. Regional anesthesia has the advantage over general anaesthesia by allowing mother to remain awake during delivery. Postoperative pain is also better managed with regional anesthesia. More over, in regional anesthesia, the parents are able to share the experience of delivery, which may enhance parentsbaby bonding 1. Beside this, anesthesia related maternal mortality is also decreased when CS is done under regional anesthesia 2, 3. In UK, the fall was 12.8 to 1.7 per one million live births and in USA, it was 4.3 to 1.9 per one million live births