"Natural" cesarean mimics vaginal birth experience (Reuters)

Reuters - A cesarean childbirth procedure developed in the UK takes a "woman-centered" approach and incorporates many important aspects of natural childbirth, according to a recent report.

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LOL

kidlet was born by c-section, the pediatrician did his APGAR check, they immediately brought him to me to suckle, then they needed to do another APGAR check, and they returned him to me

i didn't miss a THING about a 'natural delivery'........ my kidlet was born healthy and THAT is what was important to me :)

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kate

I agree Kate that the most important thing is for the baby and mum to be healthy. I didn't get to cuddle Fred for about 15 minutes after he was born - they whisked him off the special care to put a cannula in his arm just in case he got ill (he was 4.5 weeks early and they've found that in cases like him it's better to do it just in case rather wait until the baby gets sick and it's a struggle to find a vein). I would have liked to cuddle him sooner but we bonded just fine and his health had to come first. I just hope that with all the attention to "a natural experience" they don't forget that health comes first.

oh wow, interesting story Jane

and i have to absolutely agree with you that HEALTH AND SAFETY comes first

it was about 15 min before kidlet was brought to me for bonding/suckling after my c-section........ i was actually amazed to be awake as they had used a general on me

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