Dr. Dushyant Naik
M.S. (Obst. & Gynaec.)
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Dushyant Naik is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who performs caesarean sections at the hospital, alongside antenatal care and the day-to-day work of looking after mothers before and after delivery. He explains what he is recommending and why, so a family can make the decision with him rather than have it announced to them.
What Dushyant sees most often.
- Caesarean section, planned and emergency
- Antenatal care and monitoring through pregnancy
- Recurrent pregnancy loss: tests, treatment and care in the next pregnancy
- Pre-operative counselling and consent
- Inpatient care and daily ward rounds
- Postnatal follow-up and recovery monitoring
- Family counselling and care decisions
What a caesarean with Dushyant looks like.
A caesarean is major surgery, and most mothers who need one have never had an operation before. Here is what to expect, so the day itself holds fewer surprises.
A planned caesarean
When a caesarean is decided in advance, you are told why it is being advised, what the alternative would be, and which date is being kept. You come in before the scheduled time, the anaesthetist sees you, and the operation happens in the theatre next to the delivery room.
An emergency caesarean
Sometimes labour starts as a normal delivery and has to change course. Because the delivery room and the operating theatre are next to each other, a case can move quickly when it needs to. A family member is told what is happening and why, not left to guess.
Afterwards
Recovery from a caesarean takes longer than from a normal delivery. You are seen on the ward each day, helped with feeding and with getting up and moving, and sent home with a clear plan for the wound, your medicines and the follow-up visit.
Questions worth asking him
No question is a nuisance, and asking before the day is easier than asking during it. Patients most often want to know:
- Why is a caesarean being advised in my case?
- Can I still try for a normal delivery?
- How long will I stay in hospital afterwards?
- When can I lift, climb stairs and go back to work?
- Will I be able to breastfeed straight away?
- What does it mean for a future pregnancy?
If you are weighing up a caesarean and want it talked through properly, book a consultation and bring your scans and your antenatal card.