The natural caesarean: a woman-centred technique

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Although much effort has gone into promoting early skin-to-skin contact and parental involvement at vaginal birth, caesarean birth remains entrenched in surgical and resuscitative rituals, which delay parental contact, impair maternal satisfaction and reduce breastfeeding. We describe a 'natural' approach that mimics the situation at vaginal birth by allowing (i) the parents to watch the birth of their child as active participants (ii) slow delivery with physiological autoresuscitation and (iii) the baby to be transferred directly onto the mother's chest for early skin-to-skin. Studies are required into methods of reforming caesarean section, the most common operation worldwide.

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[kemoshea713]

Amazing! I hope this catches on here in the U.S. Most c-sections are nothing like it, and poor mommies are left completely out of their child's birth. What intelligent and loving doctors. :)

[MrAldyjames]

I showed this video to my OBGYN in Scottsdale, AZ and he did it. Dr Robert V Newman of Paradise Valley OBGYN worked with a wonderful team including Matt Abrams (Phoenix Perinatal) to allow me a birth experience more like a vaginal delivery. Id always wanted a vaginal delivery but after a crash csection (past) and classical incision that was not an option for me. This was the next best thing. It was amazing.

[anawillow]

my OB told me about this but said the culture in the OR wasn't ready to put the baby straight to the chest... i'm going to write a letter as we have 2 1/2 mos yet before ours and start the ball rolling on this kind of experience... maybe we can make it happen. our first was stillborn, its really important to us to have this baby in our arms as soon as he is born.

[Elilly20]

OMG this is amazing. They definitely should make most if not all C-sections like this!

[heavensdaughter1977]

I wish my 4 c secs were like this !!! Oh well ,,, maybe with #5

[morsinutero]

Thats a big load of cr*p. A sc is a sc. "Natural" or not...

[minjay44]

I had 3 c-sections!i wish I could have had one like this

[minjay44]

Ahhh I had 3 case act

[HEIDI DAY]

I'm facing my 3rd C-section and I wept when I saw this video. Thank GOD I have found a dr. that uses this approach.

[Sonya Kemp]

Vitamin K

[Marketplace Family Chiropractic Centre]

What did they inject?

[galaxydreams3]

how did you do it!! i am 1 week away from my c-section. Should I just try and make an appointmen with my OB and have her watch this?