Labour and Delivery
Management
decisions in Labour (cont.)
3. End the
labour (Caesarean section or ventouse / forceps assisted delivery).
(Appropriate where there are serious concerns for the health of mother
and baby or where there are clear signs that the labour is not progressing
satisfactorily {obstructed or failed labour}).
Is
Caesarean section more dangerous than a vaginal delivery?
In
a healthy mother planning a family of no more than three children, the
answer is "probably not". Often people make direct comparisons
between Caesarean section and vaginal delivery. However, as you can
see from Table V below, the two options facing the woman before delivery
is either to have an elective (non-labour or pre-labour) Caesarean section,
or to try for a vaginal delivery, where she may end up with a vaginal
delivery, an assisted delivery e.g. forceps / ventouse or an emergency
(in labour) Caesarean section.
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 Vaginal |
 Assisted |
 Emergency CS |
Table
V
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