Although called caesarean section or caesarean section, it had nothing to do with the former crowned head. The term caesarean section or Caesarean section comes from the Latin word caedere, which means to cut, the derivation of which already tells us that this surgical procedure is a caesarean section.
What is a caesarean section?
This correct term has also become widely accepted in recent years. It rightly states that the child is developed by circumventing the natural path by cutting out of the mother's womb.
The story of the Caesarean section shown back in the middle ages. Allegedly she was already known to the ancient Egyptians. In the Jewish literature, too, there is a record of a turning cut on the living woman. And as we know from Justinian, the Roman king Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) ordered that no woman who died in childbirth should be buried without having been delivered by incision.
Up until the Middle Ages, there was no exact tradition. First Caesarean section in Germany, the surgeon in Wittenberg attributed Jeremias Trautmann in 1610, although the woman died. That was until the end of the 19th century Caesarean section a very great risk associated with high mortality.
When is a caesarean section used?
Only the introduction of asepsis, the improved suturing technique and the relocation of the opening section from the body of the uterus to the cervix, could its danger be reduced to such an extent that it does not cause any higher mortality today than other aseptic operations of the abdominal cavity.
Childbirth must be carried out in the following cases, among other things: if there is a disproportion between the child's head and the mother's pelvis, if tumors have moved away, if the child is in a favorable position and attitude, if the uterus is threatened with rupture, or if the placenta is in front of the cervix. In addition to these enumerated cases of the maternal indication, the following child indication also makes one Caesarean section necessary: umbilical cord prolapse, poor childlike heartbeat and weak contractions.
In practice, the indication is usually mixed, i.e. both maternal and child. It is up to the obstetrician to decide whether and when to perform a caesarean section. He has to weigh up the risk that this surgical procedure exists for mother and child, in contrast to other deliveries, such as spontaneous, forceps, and twists, which are usually also possible, but often with increased risk to the child.
Is a caesarean section recommended?
Despite the reduction in mortality, caesarean section is still the most dangerous operation for the mother today. Therefore obstetricians are very reluctant to use them.
Nevertheless, it has - together with other improvements in obstetrics - made a decisive contribution to the fact that the mortality rate of mothers and children during childbirth has been reduced significantly in recent decades.
