It is said, therefore, that there is not just “one” technique used to perform a cesarean section, but rather multiple possibilities that can be used for each situation (emergencies, elective C-sections or during labor itself). Rezende relates that, unless there was an increase in mortality, the previous techniques were not replaced, but rather new inventions were added. 10 The main changes made in techniques from the nineteenth century onwards included the direction of the cut in the abdomen and uterus and the way that the surgical areas were sutured. These changes guarantee made the C-section procedure a success and, in contrast, demonstrated the weakness of the technique when used in advanced stages of labor or in emergency cases, known as impure cases, which meant that improving the technique in the fifth period became a special challenge. 8 It may be observed that the fourth period brought important changes to the technique, such as the incision in the lower segment of the uterus and using a transversal cut, as well as the use of uterine suture.
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