CESAREAN SECTION

Course overview

THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CESAREAN SECTION, AND IT HIGHLIGHTS WAYS IN WHICH AN INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE TEAM CAN IMPACT THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND THEIR NEWBORNS. THE CESAREAN SECTION IS THE MOST COMMON SURGERY PERFORMED IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH OVER A MILLION CESAREAN DELIVERIES PERFORMED EVERY YEAR. DECISIONS MADE DURING A CESAREAN SECTION CAN AFFECT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR LIVES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS AND COMPLICATIONS OF A CESAREAN SECTION THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVIDENCE-BASED PREOPERATIVE AND INTRAOPERATIVE CARE.