OR-Live.com live webcast March 13, 2008 at 7:00 PM CDT from Shawnee Mission Medical Center

Experience the miracle of birth during a live broadcast from Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Leah D. Ridgway, MD, of Women’s Health Associates, PA, will perform a Cesarean Section birth during a live surgery Webcast on Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, every year more than 1 million women in the United States deliver by Cesarean Section, commonly known as a C-section. During the Webcast, Ridgway will make an incision in the woman’s lower abdomen and the uterus to deliver the baby. The Webcast will highlight the surgical techniques used to open and close the womb, and viewers will have the opportunity to ask questions during the live procedure.

A C-section is performed when the baby is unable to be delivered vaginally. The majority of C-sections are planned for reasons including a large baby or a baby that is in a breech position, or if the mother had a previous delivery by C-section. Reasons for an unplanned C-section include fetal distress, preeclampsia (high blood pressure) and arrested labor.

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