C-Sections Explained: Part 2 - Getting to the Uterus Without Cutting Muscle! 💪✂️ After cutting through the hypodermis (fat layer), surgeons stop using the scalpel and switch to blunt dissection (using hands and blunt instruments). Why? 🤔 Cutting through muscle = longer recovery more complications! Blunt dissection carefully reveals deeper tissues without severing blood vessels. The Anatomy Revealed 🔬 Rectus abdominis (your

C-Sections Explained: Part 3 - Inside the Abdominal Cavity 👶✂️ Let's finally see what happens after cutting through the linea alba! Inside the Abdominal Cavity 🔬 After separating the rectus abdominis muscle heads, surgeons encounter the peritoneum (thin serous membrane)—they go through this too! What's Inside? 🫃 ✅ Greater omentum – Fatty apron-like tissue draping over intestines (but in full-term pregnancy, it's pushed out of the way!) ✅ Small intestine – Also pushed aside/behind the uterus d