Mar 9, 2015
These days approximately one third of babies are born by caerarean section, a surgical way to birth a baby through Mom's lower abdomen. When this occurs, generally speaking the cord is clamped and cut and the baby is taken to a nearby warming table to be checked and swaddled before being handed to dad who holds the baby near mom's face. It is often very appropriate for the health of mom or baby, for the surgical birth to occur. But what I have described is nothing like the birth of a baby vaginally. How can a C section be more mother/family/baby oriented? perhaps the family friendly or gentle c section is the answer.
These days approximately one third of babies are born by caerarean section, a surgical way to birth a baby through Mom's lower abdomen. When this occurs, generally speaking the cord is clamped and cut and the baby is taken to a nearby warming table to be checked and swaddled before being handed to dad who holds the baby near mom's face. It is often very appropriate for the health of mom or baby, for the surgical birth to occur. But what I have described is nothing like the birth of a baby vaginally. How can a C section be more mother/family/baby oriented? perhaps the family friendly or gentle c section is the answer.
The attached NPR interview is of a friend of mine who delivered her 3rd son via a Gentle C Section at Anne Arundle Medical Center, MD., in October 2014.
"After Connor was out, with umbilical cord still attached, he was placed right on Caminiti's chest."
And there he stayed.
It is my opion that this is the most marvellous way to have a caeserean birth. I think the emotion you can hear in Kristin's voice as her son is placed on her chest, confirms that this is the best thing we can do for moms and babies who need a c section.
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