-=> Quoting Andy Ball to Nancy Backus on 01-11-07  01:05 <=-

 NB> It partly depends on how the caesarian is done.  There
 > are some ways that can make having a normal delivery
 > more risky, others that don't have much impact on that
 > at all.

 AB> I think I was told that a transverse (side-to-side) incision caused
 AB> less damage to the uterus than a longitudinal (top-to-bottom) one.

That may be... or it may be the opposite, see below...

 AB> The orientation of the scar on the skin may
 AB> not reflect the type of incision into the uterus itself.

Right.  That's what I understand as well.  But also, if the cut on the
skin is perpendicular to the cut into the uterus, that is supposed to
make it less risky for later births... at least that's what my niece was
saying her doctor told her, after her c-section.  She's got the side-to-
side "bikini" cut on the outside, so presumably the uterus was cut top-
to-bottom.  It may also depend on the individual having the section...

ttyl          neb

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