The “Natural” Cesarean
Having a c-section birth is anything but natural, but the cesarean procedure is working hard to fashion itself as much as it can to creating as natural an experience for women as it can.
Every woman wants a positive birth experience but the word ‘c-section’ just automatically seems to toss that the ‘positive’ right out the window. All of a sudden things get scary and the whole birth experience takes on a new form.
Well according to an article by Joene Hendry at Reuters, the Childbirth procedure is starting to take on more of a “woman centered” approach which means the c-section procedure is incorporating more natural childbirth elements making the look and feel of having a cesarean seem more like having a natural birth.
Hurray! I’ve been promoting this for a long time and it seems like it may becoming more of a standard for women who want to participate more in their cesarean childbirth.
I’m thrilled that we’re seeing more and more of this type of delivery but the actual participation for parents is still fairly minimal, after all, how much can you really participate in your own surgery? All it really means is that there is more observance for the parents, the incision itself is blocked off but once the incision is made the mother can then see the half-delivered baby and watch the rest of the birth.
Once the baby is delivered she is placed directly on the mother’s chest for bonding. This is already done in many hospitals however in many cases you must request it. Making this procedure standard is a good thing in my opinion.
When I had my first c-section I wasn’t much for wanting to see anything. I was just scared hoping things would go well and be over soon. My hubby was all eyes and ears, he wanted to see over that ugly green drape and take it all in. As long as the hospital staff was sure that he wouldn’t pass out on the floor they were ok with it. So for husbands this has probably been an option all along, for us women however, most of the action was off limits to viewing, or touching.
Would I have participated more if I had the opportunity to? I don’t know, but I think I would have considered it and the experience may have been more fulfilling. I definitely would have considered it for my second c-section.
[...] as much as I am a proponent of the ‘The Natural Cesarean‘ it doesn’t seem to be a common practice among many hospitals, so I got excited when I read [...]