How many babies can a woman give birth to?

Although cesarean section can reduce the pain of pregnant women, it has certain requirements for mothers because it will affect the number of pregnancies of the mother and will produce scars. It is hoped that mothers should choose whether to have a cesarean section according to their own needs. Generally, caesarean sections are performed for a maximum of two babies, because each caesarean section will damage the skin on the abdomen, and too many births will cause the skin to break.

There is no consensus on the maximum number of babies born by caesarean section

Caesarean section is to cut open the abdominal wall and uterus to take out the fetus. It is an important surgical method of delivery. According to experts, cesarean section was originally a remedial surgery limited to pathological factors of the mother and baby. For example, if the mother has obvious pelvic abnormalities, pelvic stenosis, or suffers from serious internal and external diseases such as heart disease, placenta previa, or placental abruption, the obstetrician will recommend a cesarean section. However, many healthy expectant mothers choose to have their babies by caesarean section due to fear of labor pain, choice of an auspicious time to deliver the baby, and unwillingness to affect the quality of postpartum sex life. It is understood that the cesarean section rate in many large hospitals in China is as high as 70%, while the cesarean section rate in large hospitals in Guangzhou is controlled at 40%-50%.

"I have seen someone undergo 5 Caesarean sections, but this is extremely rare!" There is no definitive answer as to how many babies can be born through Caesarean sections, as there are individual differences. A few years ago, an expert in Guangzhou met a woman from another province who had successfully undergone four caesarean sections. When the woman was pregnant for the fifth time, her uterus ruptured spontaneously and caused heavy bleeding before giving birth. Her family rushed her to the hospital for surgery in time, and she was saved.

It usually takes 2 years to have another cesarean section.

For women who have already had a caesarean section, whether they can continue to have a caesarean section during their next pregnancy depends on their body's recovery.

Experts said that clinically confirmed, the average amount of blood loss of women undergoing cesarean section is more than 300 ml, more than double the blood loss of vaginal delivery; cesarean section can cause wound infection, intraoperative amniotic fluid embolism, surgical accidents, uterine injury and resection, etc. The chance of postpartum hemorrhage and accidental death is higher than normal vaginal delivery; the mother recovers slowly after surgery and is prone to complications such as venous stasis, chronic abdominal pain caused by adhesions of pelvic and abdominal tissues, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, etc. Caesarean section can only be chosen again when the complications left over from the previous caesarean section have disappeared.

In addition, the most appropriate time interval between two caesarean sections should be about 2 years. "If you get pregnant again within a short period of time, the scar will not heal firmly and there is a high risk of uterine rupture, endangering the safety of mother and child. If the time interval is too long, the uterine scar will have become fibrotic, more brittle, and easily torn." Experts say that many women want to have a "natural birth" when they get pregnant again because they cannot bear the pain after a cesarean section, but this requires comprehensive consideration based on prenatal examinations, such as the size and position of the fetal head, and the situation of the labor process after delivery.

The more you cut open, the greater the risk

"The uterine scar left after a cesarean section will bring many risks to future childbirth." Experts explained that if a woman becomes pregnant again after a cesarean section, the placenta will occupy more and more space in the middle of pregnancy, which will expand and pull up the uterus. If the placenta implants in the uterine scar, uterine rupture is likely to occur.

There is another situation where the gestational sac implants in the uterine scar at the beginning of pregnancy, which is likely to cause heavy bleeding, and this situation can easily be misdiagnosed as miscarriage. An obstetrician and gynecologist once rescued a 22-year-old patient whose first child was delivered by caesarean section. Less than three months into her second pregnancy, she suffered heavy bleeding because the gestational sac implanted in the uterine scar. The amount of bleeding reached 6,000 to 7,000 milliliters. "The more caesarean sections you have, the more fragile your uterus becomes, and the greater the chances of premature birth or uterine rupture leading to intrauterine fetal death."

In short, the above are some answers to the maximum number of babies that can be born through cesarean section. We all need to do a good analysis. Moreover, when choosing a cesarean section, women must also base their decision on their own circumstances. Only by meeting the standards can the risk of childbirth be reduced, thus ensuring a smooth and safe birth of a healthy baby.