Benefits of planned C-section

What are the benefits for women who plan C-section?

  • Cesarean birth is scheduled in advance.
  • Mothers can plan maternity leave, home care and childcare.
  • Women who have already experienced one Cesarean know what to expect during recovery and can plan for extra help when they go home.
  • If you stay awake during surgery you can cuddle up skin to skin and feed your baby if you choose.
  • Planned Cesarean carries less surgical risk than a Cesarean done during labor;
  • Separation or tearing of the uterine scar is much less likely to occur with planned Cesarean.

"I feel completely comfortable ​with my decision to have an elective Cesarean birth, given that previously it was an emergency and totally ‘unplanned’ and ‘unexpected’. It’s very reassuring this time that everything is going ahead as ‘planned.’"