Consultant?

[Smooches]

Hello all, just wanted to know if the consultant you see for a Caesarian is the one that does the surgery?
Thanks in advance.

I was at a labour ward forum meeting last week and the consultant chairing it said she doesn't often to c-sections - even her electives she leaves to her registrars to do, it's how they gain experience. So no, not necessarily. If it's a straightforward case - probably not, if it's complicated they may be there.

Good question to ask them - how do you know you're talking to a consultant and not the registrar in the first place?!

Are you private or nhs? If the former then most definitely - that's what you're paying for...in my experience at least.

Thanks for the replys all. I think I'll ask when I go back and see him in a couple of weeks. I do have complications with my pregnancy even though I chose a c-section anyway. Due to complications it's basicly a section, end of. It is definitely the consultant who I saw and not a registrar. On my letter it had I will be seen by the dr or one of his team and it was the dr whom I saw.
Thanks again all