Informative Speech On Cesarean Section

Hello there, fellow bloggers!

Well, this is my first official blog post! Today, I’m gonna talk a little bit about my favorite surgery, the cesarean section!

Okay, so if you’ve lived under a rock your whole life and don’t know what a cesarean section, aka c-section, is, let me explain.

ce·sar·e·an sec·tion

noun 1. a surgical operation for delivering a child by cutting through the wall of the mother’s abdomen.

Yep, you guessed it! It’s delivering babies!
This procedure has been around for a really long time. In fact, the first modern procedure was performed in 1881 by German gynecologist Ferdinand Adolf Kehrer. In 2012, over 23 million c-sections were performed globally.
The procedure is considered a major surgery, usually lasting anywhere

from 10-45 minutes. However, there are some cases where a c-section is an emergency. Those surgeries take 2-5 minutes to deliver the baby and placenta.
The procedure involves all of the surgical team; the surgeon, surgical tech, nurses, and anesthesiologist.
The surgical tech has a front row seat (though everyone is standing) to all of the action! During the procedure, the surgical tech assists the surgeon by using an instrument called a bladder retractor. Although there are many more instruments involved, this is the most important one used. This gives the surgeon exposure to the uterus, eliminating any secretions that may block his view to make the proper incisions to get the baby out.
Sounds pretty exciting, right? I hope this has given you a better idea of what the surgical tech does. Stay tuned for more interesting and exciting surgeries!