The delivery by C-section is major abdominal surgery so all of the things that would be done to assess vital signs and assess mother's recovery from anesthesia would be the most important things following caesarian recovery for her. Immediately her vital signs are being recorded and analyzed very closely. Her bleeding her consciousness or how well she is transitioning out of the anesthesia, depending upon what kind of anesthesia was used for the caesarian. Ongoing in days and weeks after birth and days after her caesarian birth, the mother, we are making sure that her bowel sounds are good. Bowel sounds can tell us if her bowels have been injured in the caesarian surgery. We listen and pay attention to her bowel sounds just making sure that her body system has come back to normal. So it's very important that she is monitored closely after the caesarian surgery. Usually within 24 hours she is getting up and walking. Movement helps increase bowel sounds and increases bowel functions and it increases the duration. It hastens the bowel function actually so getting up and walking around is important. Keep in mind that the mother who experienced the caesarian delivery has a lot of pain and so controlling and managing her pain is the utmost priority as well and there is a variety of pain medications that can be utilized to help her being as comfortable as possible. In the weeks after the caesarian delivery her tissues and muscles and every thing is healing and coming back together. Her body is physically mending as she is caring for her new baby. So rest is crucially important for her body in order to heal correctly. She needs lots and lots of support so that she can care for her baby adequately.
