Abstract
In the final article in this series, Leonie Rastas discusses discharge planning and education by maternity units after caesarean birth. Australia’s caesarean birth rate has risen 500% from the 1980 rate of 7%. The caesarean section (C-section) rate is predicted to reach 45% by 2030.1 This has impacted discharge planning and education by maternity units, particularly considering shortened hospital stays. Given every pregnancy is at risk of surgical intervention, it is incumbent on antenatal educators to include the implications of caesarean birth and the recovery expectations to help minimise the aftershock of unplanned surgery.
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