✨ Curious about how C-section deliveries may affect your child’s immunity?

Whether you're a first-time parent or already navigating the early years, understanding how birth delivery methods can influence your child’s health is important. 👩‍⚕️ This May, ask Dr. Alison Snodgrass, Consultant Paediatrician from Parkway East Paediatric Clinic, anything you’ve been wondering about your child’s immunity, especially related to C-section deliveries. 🗓️ Question collection is open from April 28 to May 12 💬 Drop your question in the comments below, no question is too small! Let’s learn together as a community 💛 Brought to you by AptaAdvantage Club * This is a platform for sharing of expert medical advice. It is not a substitute for in-person care. Parents who have further concerns or specific questions about their child’s health are strongly encouraged to consult their healthcare provider for personalized guidance.

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C-sec mums got anything extra to do during confinement for baby’s health?

Dr Alison Snodgrass

5mo ago

It is very important to work on establishing breastfeeding post-Caesarean section because nutrition is delayed by the absence of lactation or the impossibility to practice it during the first 24h due to maternal post-operative recovery. Support from a lactation consultant can be helpful. The presence of the medications from maternal anaesthesia in the baby's circulation diminishes the tone and reflexes of the newborn, delaying the immediate adaptation reaction and potentially causing breathing problems that may require admission to neonatal intensive care and a longer inpatient stay, and this needs to be accounted for in confinement plans. Regional anaesthesia is preferable to general anaesthesia if possible in this regard.

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