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Most women don't want or anticipate ever having to undergo a C-section. But it's a good idea to ask your doctor this question just so there are no (additional) surprises in the event that emergency surgery is necessary (or even if it's not): If I do end up having a C-section, will you close my wound with stitches or staples?
New research shows that women are less likely to have complications if their wound is closed up with stitches rather than staples.
In the study of 400 women, C-section wounds opened in 16.8 percent of staple closures as compared with 4.6 percent for staples; 21.8 percent of women who received staples had wound complications (that figure was 9.1 percent for women with sutures); and 36 percent of women who received staples had to go to the doctor post-surgery while only 10.6 percent of women who received sutures did.
Researchers say their findings suggest that stitches may be the preferred method.
Do you know whether your doctor would use stitches or staples in the event of a C-section? Have you ever had a C-section? Where is your wound and what did your doctor use to close it up? Did you have any complications?
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Comments (8)
A birth plan wasn't worth the effort. I started with a big birth plan. No episiotomy, no drugs, low lighting, music, don't cut the cord too early, etc.
Then after speaking to my doctor, I found she already did most of the things I wanted anyway. So I shortened the list.
Then the baby grew pretty large, so a c-section was scheduled. The list went to a couple of reminders for my husband.
Then I had pre-eclampsia and was rushed into an emergency c-section at midnight and in minutes my 10 pound 7 ounce son was born and crying.
The birth plan went into the trash 5 days later when I left the hospital and found it while packing my things. haha!
They used medical stitch glue. It worked fine, I had no complications both times. Wound is below the bikini line.
I had a birth plan that I would have a vagianl birth but didn't have my bags packed because I wasn't due unitl Jan but that all changed when I was 32 weeks and I had devloped pre-eclampisa and was admitted into the hosptail the day after Thanksgiving. While I was in the hosptial my blood pressue was under control but the protien count was there main concern because it kept going up instead of down. So at 33 weeks they gave me steriod shot to help mature my son's lung and aslo while in the hostpail I found my son was breech. But once I got to 34 weeks everything just got worst and the dr decide it was time for me to have my son. I had my son by c section and he weight 5lb 3.7 oz and was in the NICU for about a week before coming home. They cut me below my binkin line and I had stiches when came out on there own in a couple of days but I had no problems with my c section or stiches.
I had c-sections with both of my children. The first one was closed with staples and the second was done with stitches.
I had one spot after my one with stitches that took forever to heal and was really painful. But who knows if that was from having the stitches or if it was from having a toddler to take care of the second time around instead of just a newborn.
Either way, they both sucked. Lol!
i had to get an emergency c section because of low amniotic fluid. also my son's heart couldn't tolerate contractions so his heartbeat was too low. i had stitches and although the recovery was very painful the stitches dissolved quickly. my incision is right below the bikini line.
we never discussed a c section