Mums need more support after Caesarean sections
A mother named Kyra is advocating for better postnatal support after experiencing a difficult recovery from her third Caesarean section. She highlights that while the surgery itself is well-managed, the long-term physical and emotional recovery often lacks adequate follow-up care.
Why it matters
This highlights a potential gap in maternal healthcare services, specifically regarding the long-term recovery needs of women who undergo major abdominal surgery.
Image caption, Kyra says she is still recovering from her Caesarean section more than a year later
After undergoing two emergency Caesarean sections in 2018 and 2021, Kyra had hoped a planned procedure to deliver her third child would be different.
The surgery, on 22 October 2025, had been scheduled because her baby was in the breech position, with his feet positioned first.
Recalling the operation, the 36-year-old says: "They make it as comfortable as possible for you. There's chatter and music playing, it's only afterwards you realise this is major surgery."
Kyra, of Kibworth Beachamp in Leicestershire, says her recovery was "horrific" and she is still left with physical trauma.
"Because I'd had two emergency Caesareans before, I had a baseline to go off," she says. "As it was planned, I thought it would be a lot better.
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