Steps for Using a C-section Pack
A C-section delivery kit contains sterile supplies to ensure a safe
1. Pre-Operative Setup
Sterile Preparation:
Medical staff must scrub hands with antiseptic soap and wear sterile gloves, gowns, masks, and caps. The patient’s abdomen is cleaned with an antiseptic solution (e.g., chlorhexidine), and hair may be trimmed if necessary.
Kit Inspection:
Open the sealed kit and verify contents (e.g., drapes, scalpels, sutures). Ensure no expired or damaged items are present.
2. Sterile Draping & Incision
Drape Placement:
Cover the patient with a large sterile drape, leaving only the incision site exposed (typically a horizontal 10–15 cm line above the pubic bone). Adhesive edges secure the drape.
Surgical Incision:
Use a scalpel from the kit to cut through skin and tissue layers. Electrocautery or gauze controls bleeding.
3. Delivery & Umbilical Cord Handling
Uterine Incision:
The surgeon carefully opens the uterus to avoid fetal injury. Suction devices clear amniotic fluid.
Baby Delivery:
The baby is gently lifted out, and the umbilical cord is clamped and cut using sterile clamps/scissors from the kit.
4. Placenta Removal & Suturing
Placenta Extraction:
The placenta is manually removed, and the uterus is wiped with sterile gauze.
Closure:
The uterus is sutured with absorbable stitches. Subcutaneous tissue and skin are closed with sutures or staples. A sterile dressing covers the incision.
5. Post-Procedure Care
Disposal:
Discard used supplies (e.g., sharps, bloody gauze) in biohazard containers.
