C-Section Infection Risks Are Higher in Obese and Diabetic People

In the older days, women gave birth through normal delivery process but there is a high risk of maternal death. During the years of innovation, doctors already have a way of easier and faster way of birthing a baby which saves the lives of both mother and baby.

They call it the cesarean section delivery where they deliver the baby of a pregnant woman through incision in the abdomen. This process is recommended especially to those women who are in critical condition of pregnancy and who have difficult cases of giving birth like baby breech or twin baby deliveries.

Helpful and life-saving as it sounds, there are still certain risks that are involved in this process and it is not that easy to avoid. According to WebMD, 1 out of 4 women delivers through C-section and 10 percent of women who had C-section are getting infections. The infections are commonly in the surgical wounds in the abdomen.

The infection happens when foreign bacteria enter the wound causing wounds not to heal quickly and may affect deeper skin tissues and the organs. This may be a very painful and depressing experience of a woman in giving birth.

As posted by New Kids-Center, common signs of post C-section infections are swelling in the wound, wound pains that never eases, pus or blood discharge from wounds, high fever, too much bleeding from the vagina, painful and swelling legs. Once the common signs are seen, it is recommended to see a doctor right away because this increases the risk of getting sepsis which is a bacterial infection in the blood. Women who are obese and diabetic are at a high risk of getting post C-section infection according to experts.

To prevent such infection, it is recommended to keep the surgical wound dry and clean by changing the bandage appropriately, avoid putting topical creams or essential oils on the wound, and take in antibacterial medications that are provided by the doctor. If there are persistent signs of infection, see a doctor right away.