There are four categories that describe the urgency for caesarean section:
- Category 1 — immediate threat to the life of the mother or baby.
- Category 2 — there are problems affecting the health of the mother and/or baby but they are not immediately life threatening.
- Category 3 — the baby needs to be born early but there is no immediate risk to mother or baby.
- Category 4 — the operation will take place at a time that suits the woman and the caesarean section team.
Most emergency caesareans are Category 2 and mostly are done about an hour after the decision is made. Life threatening Category 1 caesareans aim to be done within 30 minutes.
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