General Anesthesia For C Section
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Anyone been put to sleep for a scheduled c-section? If so was it safe for the baby? Did the baby have any problems from it?
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I didn't have a scheduled c-section but did have one after I could not deliver v____ally. My epidural wasn't working so they had to put me under general. My baby came out with an apgar score of 9 and was fine. There can be some fetal depression with this as the drugs will cross the placenta. However, if you have a good surgeon who can get in quick this should minimize the effects of this.
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 | djh - October 11 |
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general anesthesia is more dangerous for both mother and baby. It is used only when necessary (or it's supposed to be). My first was general after 1 1/2 days of labor and while I didn't mind it, my baby was sick to his stomach often, had a 1 min apgar of 7 and nauseous from the general. He's fine and even though this has no connection to general I presume, of my 4 c/s kids, he is the only one with horrendous migraines....hmmm...I personally, from my medical training, would not put my baby under general with me unless it was a severe, emergent situation. Good luck.
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