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Episode 53: Analgesia for C-section with Mike Hofkamp

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

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Do I Need to Wait for C Section or Vaginal Delivery?

Preeclampsia is an indication for patients who occasionally with severe features they will want to deliver by C section and not wait for the baby to come out vaginally so that's an obstetric judgment. The diameter of the maternal pelvis the size the fetal occiput will determine the whether or not you can push out a baby as we talked about before. macrosomia is a fetal factor male presentation like a breach fetus is a is an indications for Cesarean section. In modern times I think you see a higher C section rate because you can guarantee the quality a bit more compared to delivering a breach baby by forceps.

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