Forced delivery is the type of birth in which the baby is always born inside the intact amniotic sac, that is, when the bag does not burst and the baby is born inside the bag with all the amniotic fluid.
Although very rare, this type of delivery is more common in C-sections, but it can also occur during a normal delivery when the baby is premature, because the size of the amniotic sac is smaller and therefore the baby and the bag pass easily. the channel. vaginal tissue with lower risk of rupture, as occurs naturally in the vast majority of cases.
- Although rare.
- This type of delivery poses no risk to the baby or mother and.
- In many cases.
- Can even help protect the baby from any infection the mother may experience.
Forced delivery can bring benefits such as
While it may bring some benefits to the baby, this type of delivery is difficult to program, it almost always occurs spontaneously and naturally.
While the baby is inside the amniotic sac, continue to receive all nutrients and oxygen through the umbilical cord, with no risk of survival. However, it should be removed from the bag so that your doctor can evaluate if you are healthy.
Unlike normal childbirth, where the baby passes through the genital canal and is “pressed” and amniotic fluid, which the baby swallowed and sucked during pregnancy, comes out naturally allowing the baby to breathe, in this case the doctor uses a thin tube to suck. fluid from inside the baby’s nose and lungs, such as during a C-section.
Then, when the baby goes out in a breath, the doctor makes a small incision in the amniotic sac to remove it and allow it to breathe normally.
This type of birth is difficult to program, and occurs in most cases, of course, in 1 in 80,000 births. However, when the pregnant woman is HIV positive, the doctor may schedule a C-section to remove the baby before 38 weeks and, during delivery, try to remove the baby without breaking the amniotic sac, so that there is the least possible contact with the infected blood. mother’s.
Learn more about giving birth to an AIDS-infected woman to protect the baby.