C-Section in Las Vegas and Henderson, NV
A Cesarean section, commonly known as a C-section, is surgery in which a doctor makes an incision in your abdomen and womb to deliver your baby.
If you’d like to learn more about a C-section in Henderson, NV, meet with a labor and delivery specialist at Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican, Siena Campus. For the services you need, Find a Doctor with our online tool or call (702) 616-4900.
Why C-Section May be a Good Option
Your doctor may recommend a C-section if he or she determines it is safer for you, your baby, or both. At Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican, our labor and delivery doctors may suggest a C-section for these reasons:
- Your baby is very large (making vaginal birth more difficult)
- Labor isn’t progressing
- You have multiple babies
- Fetal distress
- Health problems in the baby, such as birth defects
- You had a previous C-section
- Unusual positioning of the baby
- You have health problems, such as eclampsia or an active herpes infection
- Problems with the placenta, including placenta previa
For more information about the risk and benefits of a Cesarean birth, talk to your doctor. If you’re pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant, register to take a tour of our Birth Centers and register for Pregnancy & Childbirth Classes.
What to Expect: C-Section at Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican
A cesarean section is performed in a hospital labor and delivery department. You’re given either general anesthesia to put you to sleep, or spinal anesthesia through an epidural injection, so you don’t feel any pain from your waist down, but you’re awake.
Your surgical team preps your abdomen with antiseptic solution, then, your surgeon makes an incision in your abdomen and into your womb. Your baby is brought through this opening and your doctor closes the incisions. Generally, a C-section lasts about an hour. Your baby is born within the first few minutes of the procedure.
St. Rose Dominican is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in southern Nevada, providing you with an enhanced level of care during your delivery.
Your C-Section Recovery
In most cases, you’ll stay in the hospital for two or three days after your C-section. Your incision will be monitored to make sure it heals properly and you’ll be given medication for pain as needed. You’ll be able to go home when you’re able to tolerate food, urinate, and pass a bowel movement without difficulty.
Your recovery from a C-section will take longer than a vaginal birth. Contact your doctor if you develop redness at the incision, foul drainage, or a fever. A postpartum checkup often happens about six weeks after your procedure.
Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican, Siena Hospital offers comprehensive labor and delivery care, including C-section, in Henderson, NV.