Camaguey, Cuba, Mar 31 (acn) A strategy to reduce the amount of cesarean sections is one of the main goals of the Ana Betancourt Mora OBGYM Hospital in the province of Camaguey where 21 percent of the first time mothers give birth through this technique.
According to Dr. Sigfrido Valdes Decal, Director of the health center it's not to drastically reduce the indicator, but to apply the procedure only when strictly necessary because the cesarean section has more risks than natural delivery.
During the provincial meetings on OBGYN held on Friday in Camaguey, the Doctor updated the protocols to follow before a possible intervention, mainly in first time mothers because every pregnancy that follows much be through the C-section.
Valdes Decal pointed out in his presentation that the groups that would need an emergency or elective surgery are well defined depending on the different risk factors.
The criteria of the method was readjusted by other specialists, classified by women that have an ailment that might threaten their lives, like heart conditions, neurological ailments or orthopedic malformations.
Most families mistakenly think that a cesarean is safer and sometimes pressure the medical team for this technique, that is why it is essential the consent of the mother after learning of the risks for her and the baby, said the specialist.
Among some of the risks are infections, bleeding, thromboembolism, possibility of hysterectomy, damages to the bladder and uterus and the baby can suffer from respiratory ailments, immunologic disorders and even death.
Valdes Dacal added that according to world statistics, for every mother that dies during delivery, four are during the C-section.
The event will conclude on Saturday at the Santa Cecilia Convention Center with other issues debated like low weight and prematurity –representing 70 percent of the infant mortality in the hospital in Camaguey- maternal death and OBGYN in teenagers.
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