Cesarean Section

In the vast majority of cesarean sections, a spinal anesthetic is performed in a few minutes with a very fine and relatively painless needle. The spinal anesthetic will make you totally analgesic (pain free) in a couple of minutes. You will feel some pushing and pulling during surgery but will have no pain. You will have the added advantage of being awake for your baby’s birth.
After a cesarean section, it is normal to experience post-operative pain. Morphine placed into the spinal space in the operating room, is the most commonly used method of analgesia which gives 12 to 24 hours of pain relief.