Cesarean section, C-section, or Cesarean birth is the s*urgical delivery of a baby through a cut (incision) made in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. Healthcare providers use it when they believe it’s safer for the mother, the baby, or both. A C-section will be done in an operating room or a special delivery room. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your healthcare provider’s practices.
In most cases, you will be awake for a C-section. Only in rare cases will a mother need medicine that puts her into a deep sleep (general anesthesia). Most C-sections are done with a regional anesthesia such as an epidural or spinal. With these, you will have no feeling from your waist down, but you will be awake and able to hear and see your baby as soon as he or she is born.
