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Is a caesarean safer than a normal delivery?
Question
It is said that a normal delivery creates more weakness in women than in caesarean delivery? What is the difference between them? Which one gives more problems to the mother and of what types?
Expert Answer
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Dr B Shakuntala Baliga MD (AIIMS), FICOGAug 01, 2005
Professor and Senior Consultant Gynecologist & Colposcopist
Mazumdar-Shaw Center for Cancer Research & Narayana Hrudayalaya Multispecialty Hospital, Bangalore
Mazumdar-Shaw Center for Cancer Research & Narayana Hrudayalaya Multispecialty Hospital, Bangalore
You have a misconception regarding normal delivery. This is definitely better in terms of safety and long term complications of delivery, for both the mother and the baby. However, I emphasize that when we are comparing the 2 methods of delivery, we are assuming that the indications for caesarean delivery (CS) are not ignored. If there is an indication for CS, a correctly timed caesarean delivery is safer to both mother and baby than an attempt at normal delivery, which can turn out to be hazardous and with a poor outcome for both mother and child. This is also the case if the woman is taken for a CS at a late stage.
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