The difference between 39-week cesarean section and 40-week cesarean section

Not only is it difficult for women to get pregnant, it is actually not easy to give birth to a child either. Because women's physical conditions are different, the chosen delivery methods will also be different. Some people can give birth to babies naturally, while some women have to choose to give birth by caesarean section. Choosing a cesarean section can reduce the harm to the fetus, so what is the difference between a cesarean section at 39 weeks and a cesarean section at 40 weeks?

What is the difference between a 39-week cesarean section and a 40-week cesarean section?

Babies can only be born full-term in the mother's body. If they are born too early, it is very easy for them to get sick. Caesarean section is not a normal delivery process, but a preventive measure against natural delivery. First of all, during the operation, it is a destruction of the mother's body structure. After the operation, the mother must lie in bed and rest for two days before getting out of bed. The recovery is slow, and she has no energy to learn how to care for the baby. The milk supply is slow, and various complications such as postpartum hemorrhage may occur. It is also bad for your physical and mental health.

Which women need a cesarean section?

Disordered fetal position. Under normal circumstances, the babies who choose to be born naturally will come out head first. The entire birth canal needs the baby's head to squeeze and form, resulting in expansion, so that the baby can be born successfully. However, for some women, the fetal position is disordered during delivery, with the fetus' feet facing downwards, which can also lead to dystocia or fetal asphyxiation.

The baby is too large. It means that the diameter of the fetus's head is wider or leveler than the pregnant woman's pelvis. The pregnant woman's pelvis has relatively hard bones and the fetus's head is almost entirely bones. Such bone compression will not only make the pregnant woman uncomfortable but also easily cause fetal asphyxiation. Therefore, once similar conditions are found, cesarean section is basically the method of choice.

In fact, today's medical standards are relatively advanced, so there are fewer cases of difficult labor in pregnant women. Caesarean section is a very good way to reduce the risk of dystocia. Nowadays, many young mothers choose this method to give birth. There is often great protection for children and adults. However, after the operation, pregnant women need the careful care of their family to maintain a healthy body.