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Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: - IAWG

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P-50 Caesarean sectionBABY IS BREECH• If the baby is breech, grasp a foot <strong>and</strong> deliver it through the<strong>in</strong>cision.• Complete the delivery as <strong>in</strong> a vag<strong>in</strong>al breech delivery (page P-37):- Deliver the legs <strong>and</strong> the body up to the shoulders, then deliverthe arms;- Flex (bend) the head us<strong>in</strong>g the Mauriceau Smellie Veitmanoeuvre (page P-40).BABY IS TRANSVERSETHE BABY’S BACK IS UP• If the back is up (near the top of the uterus), reach <strong>in</strong>to the uterus<strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d the baby’s ankles.• Grasp the ankles <strong>and</strong> pull gently through the <strong>in</strong>cision to deliver thelegs <strong>and</strong> complete the delivery as for a breech baby (page P-38).THE BABY’S BACK IS DOWN• If the back is down, a high vertical uter<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>cision is the preferred<strong>in</strong>cision (page P-50).• After the <strong>in</strong>cision is made, reach <strong>in</strong>to the uterus <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d the feet.Pull them through the <strong>in</strong>cision <strong>and</strong> complete the delivery as for abreech baby (page P-38).• To repair the vertical <strong>in</strong>cision, you will need several layers ofsuture (page P-50).PLACENTA PRAEVIA• If a low anterior placenta is encountered, <strong>in</strong>cise through it <strong>and</strong>deliver the fetus.• After delivery of the baby, if the placenta cannot be detachedmanually, the diagnosis is placenta accreta, a common f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g atthe site of a previous caesarean scar. Perform a hysterectomy (pageP-103).

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