How to measure the thickness of cesarean section scar

Although cesarean section is less painful than natural birth, postoperative care is very important. Moreover, a cesarean section will leave a scar on the woman's abdomen. It is quite difficult to remove the scar left by a cesarean section. If a woman wants to have a second child, she will need to do a cesarean section scar thickness test when she is pregnant with the second child. So how should the thickness of the cesarean section scar be measured?

1. In fact, in the past two years, it has been considered that scar thickness is unreliable and cannot provide a basis for whether vaginal delivery is possible or the thickness of the scar. A cesarean section, also known as a caesarean section, involves cutting open the abdominal wall and uterus to remove the fetus. Caesarean section is an important operation in the field of obstetrics. Due to the progress in anesthesiology, blood transfusion, infusion, water and electricity balance knowledge, as well as improvements in surgical methods, surgical suture materials and infection control measures, cesarean section has become an effective means to solve difficult labor and certain obstetric complications, and to save the lives of mothers and perinatal infants. In the past few years in clinical practice, ultrasound doctors often provided obstetricians and gynecologists with the thickness of scars.

2. Pregnant women who have had a caesarean section are recommended to undergo scar thickness testing before getting pregnant with their second child. This can usually be done through a simple B-ultrasound examination. For some pregnant women, if their scar thickness is not enough, it may not be recommended to have a second child, because in the late pregnancy, as the fetus continues to develop and grow, it is very likely to cause uterine rupture, which may endanger the life of the mother. The thickness of cesarean section scar needs to be measured by a professional physician. Generally, the thickness is measured before planning pregnancy. If it is too thin or poorly healed, you cannot get pregnant. If you are already full-term and the muscle layer thickness at the scar is more than three millimeters, you can consider trial delivery. If it is thin, it needs to be cut.

3. Measure the thickness of the scar. Generally, you should go to the hospital for an ultrasound examination at around 36 weeks of pregnancy to check the thickness of the uterine scar. It is recommended to have frequent prenatal examinations to control the baby from being too big. It is best to have a cesarean section before the due date, but routine examinations are not advocated now. The thickness of the lower incision of the uterus during a cesarean section. If the first child was delivered by cesarean section, you must have regular ultrasound examinations during the second pregnancy. After 8 months of pregnancy, it is best to measure the thickness of the scar uterine wall during each ultrasound examination to prevent the risk of uterine rupture caused by a thin uterine wall.