Leaflet - Caesarean section

Both this and the leaflet on Pain Relief in Labour have been translated into several languages and are available for download by clicking on the buttons below. Versions in several other languages are planned or in progress. Any interested anaesthetists who might be able to help with translations into other languages should contact Dr Rosie Jones.

Your anaesthetic for Caesarean section

See English and Foreign Language translations to download   

Written in response to the rise in Caesarean section rates and the necessity to improve information for mothers and their partners, this leaflet covers the practical aspects of anaesthesia for Caesarean section including:

• the advantages and disadvantages of regional anaesthesia including CSE
• the advantages and disadvantages of general anaesthesia
• post-operative analgesia after Caesarean section

The booklet may be used in conjunction with the film 'Your Anaesthetic for Caesarean section' (see DVD link).

 The leaflet has been awarded the Crystal Mark for clarity of language by the Plain English Campaign.

We are grateful to the following doctors and patients who have kindly contributed to the translations of these leaflets:

• Arabic - Dr Anwar Al Abdelrahman Obeidat, Miss Lian Otta
• Croatian - Dr Dzenana Music
• Czech - Dr Sylva Dolenska, Ms Magda Strapkova, Ms Jana Zalesakova
• French - Dr Nathalie Frayssinet, Véronique Segria, Nicolas Frayssinet
• Georgian - Drs Alex Gokhelashvili, Lasha Phirtskhalava, Kakhaber Sanikidze, Alex Kakauridze and Tinatin Chkhaidze
• German - Dr Ajaiya Mull, Dr Claas Siegmueller, Mrs Gesine Reeh
• Greek - Dr Chryssoula Karanastasi, Prof. Athina Vadalouka, Dr Elena Kourteli
• Hindi - Dr Amit Chawla, Dr Rajrani Chawla, Mrs Chitra Jain, Mr Sudhir Jain
• Icelandic -  Dr Astridur Johannesdottir, Dr Adalbjorn Thorsteinssons, Rannveig Runarsdottir (Midwife), Steinunn Bjorg Birgisdottor (Mother)
• Italian - Dr Pierluigi Trevisan, Mrs Dilva Sanavio, Dr Paolo Zoratti
• Japanese - Dr Hisako Okada, Mrs Eri Taguchi, Dr Rie Kato 
• Mandarin - Dr Lu Anqi, Dr Vincent Yeo, Ms Wee Soon Kwang
• Polish - Dr Mirela Krotki, Dr Roman Klis, Ms Malgorzata Glinska (Mother) 
• Portugese - Dr Egidio da Silva, Ms Maria Correia de Campos, Ms Madalena Oliveira Dias
• Russian - Dr Svetlana Rutter, Dr Irina Kosheleva
• Serbian - Dr Mirjana Kendrisic, Dr Nikac Tomanovic, Dr Dragan Malobabic,  Ana Sentov, Mirjana Bikar
• Slovenian - Dr Aleš Rozman, Martina Zupančič
• Spanish - Dr Carlos Restrepo Garces, Mrs Nati Sidbury
• Tamil - Dr V Hariharan, Mrs R Chetty
• Turkish: Dr. Sukran Sahin, Ms Gokcen Aladag, Ms Gulsah Olcay
• Urdu - Dr Muhammad Qasim, Mr. M Aktar, Mrs R. Akram
• Welsh - Dr Christine Bell, Dr Gwilym Davis, Ms Bethan Jones

We are also grateful to the other patients who contributed but who did not wish their names to be included.