What exactly stops women from bleeding out during a c-section?

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What exactly stops women from bleeding out during a c-section?

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The same things as in every other surgery. To bleed someone out you would have to damage critical structures like big arteries or the Spleen or the Heart. You dont bleed out because of a cut in your skin on your belly. The surgical team takes care of the critical structures around the uterus to prevent extreme blood loss.

Have you never dissected a rat in school? Until you cut out organs, it usually doesnt bleed that much. If you know where the critical structures are, you can work around them.