“Is a c-section done under local anesthesia?”
I am a 29-year-old pregnant woman and plan to have a c-section. Is a c-section done under local anesthesia?
4 Answers
No. Anesthesia for cesarean section is regional spinal or epidural or geta.
Good Afternoon,
C-section is done with epidural anesthesia. The difference is that the anesthesiologist will put a small catheter into your back in sitting position. He or she will give you local anesthesia to numb the skin and a needle will be inserted into the epidural space. You will feel pressure but no sharp pain. As soon as the needle will be at the epidural space a thin catheter will be inserted through the needle. Local anesthetic medication will be infused through the catheter so you will not feel the labor pain. Whenever the surgery team decides to go for the C-section a bolus of local anesthetic medication will be given through the epidural catheter by the anesthesiologist so your skin will be numb and you will not feel when they open your abdomen and take out the baby. You will feel some pressure but no pain.
I hope this helps to prepare for the procedure. Good luck!
C-section is done with epidural anesthesia. The difference is that the anesthesiologist will put a small catheter into your back in sitting position. He or she will give you local anesthesia to numb the skin and a needle will be inserted into the epidural space. You will feel pressure but no sharp pain. As soon as the needle will be at the epidural space a thin catheter will be inserted through the needle. Local anesthetic medication will be infused through the catheter so you will not feel the labor pain. Whenever the surgery team decides to go for the C-section a bolus of local anesthetic medication will be given through the epidural catheter by the anesthesiologist so your skin will be numb and you will not feel when they open your abdomen and take out the baby. You will feel some pressure but no pain.
I hope this helps to prepare for the procedure. Good luck!
Sort of...local anesthetic is injected into your spinal fluid, making you numb from about nipple level down.
No. Usually it is done under spinal anesthesia.
