Do women who have caesarean sections age faster?

Caesarean section is a relatively common method of delivery. It can be said that both caesarean section and natural birth have their own advantages and disadvantages. For some pregnant women, they are afraid that they will age faster after caesarean section. In fact, there is no need to have such concerns. These two methods generally have little to do with whether a woman ages quickly. The most important thing is to take more care of yourself in daily life and pay more attention to good conditioning and health care.

Advantages of Caesarean Section

When vaginal delivery is absolutely impossible for some reason, a cesarean section can save the lives of mother and baby.

If an elective cesarean section is performed before contractions begin, the mother can be spared the pain of labor.

When there are other diseases in the abdominal cavity, they can also be treated together. For example, combined ovarian tumors or subserosal uterine fibroids can be removed at the same time.

In addition, ligation surgery is also very convenient.

If there are situations where it is not suitable to retain the uterus, such as severe infection, incomplete uterine rupture, multiple uterine fibroids, etc., it can be removed at the same time.

Many pregnancy complications and pregnancy termination are caused by clinicians choosing cesarean section to reduce the impact of complications on mother and child.

If the placenta is previa, the mother may suffer from heavy bleeding if she gives birth naturally, which may put her life in danger. In addition, cesarean section is more suitable for situations such as giving birth to multiple babies.

Disadvantages of Caesarean Section

Caesarean section is traumatic to the mother both mentally and physically. Many people think that cesarean section does not require dilation of the birth canal and will be very easy, so they hope to choose this method of delivery. In fact, cesarean section is already a surgical operation with corresponding risks, so it is best to choose it with caution.

Although surgical anesthesia accidents rarely occur, they can happen.

Massive bleeding and collateral injuries may occur during surgery, and urinary, cardiovascular, respiratory and other system complications may occur after surgery.

After the operation, poor healing of the uterine incision, late postpartum bleeding, formation of abdominal wall sinus tracts, long-term non-healing of the incision, intestinal adhesions or endometriosis may occur.

The recovery of the uterus and the whole body after surgery is slower than natural childbirth.

During subsequent pregnancy and delivery, there is a possibility of uterine rupture due to the original uterine incision splitting. If the original incision does not heal well, another cesarean section will be required during delivery, thus causing long-term adverse effects.

Newborns born by caesarean section may develop respiratory distress syndrome.