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C-Sections: Unearthing Crucial Aspects

Many women endorse C-sections or caesarean sections, as the very idea of having to push a baby via a narrow cms-wide opening could be quite a harrowing thought. Factually, C-sections are conducted so routinely in present times that several consider it merely a substitute to vaginal birth, and not as a major surgery that is performed on the abdomen. Nowadays, 1 in 3 babies are delivered through C-section, in accordance to the latest information – a fifty percent hike over the past ten years and is bound to rise even further. The procedure is conducted when the mother or the baby are distressed or other reasons that are contributing to making vaginal birth risky – in such circumstances, it could be a major lifesaving procedure. However, just approx. 5% of C-sections are proper emergencies.  [...]

Rare Inversion Of Uterus – Variations Of Presentation

Inversion of Uterus is considered as an unusual entity that manifests itself in two forms namely acute and chronic forms. Acute form of inversion is normally observed at the time or subsequent to delivery leading to shock. At times, it is partial and asymptomatic during the course of childbirth or it might even slowly develop during the course of puerperium along with extended post-delivery blood loss. The cited cases of puerperal uterine inversion observed was one in 1,860 women that underwent caesarean section or CS and was one among 3,737 women who underwent normal vaginal deliveries. The nonpuerperal inversion is atypical in nature with no printed figures made public in regards to its occurrence. It is normally linked with a rudimentary mild or malevolent uterine mass. A suspended tumour  [...]