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Want to see a cesarean on the internet?

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pupuce · 12/08/2006 22:50

Well this website does show one.... it took about 3 mins for it to download (though it did not look like it was downloading on my computer) so don't despair if it takes a little while.
It's a US film and some of its contents is debatable but you can certainly see well what they're doing!

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lemonaid · 15/08/2006 19:26

Maybe your film clip might scare the few mothers who are choosing cs without medical risk factors, but it does not help women who find themselves being advised to take that route or asked to balance risk factors. Anymore than it would help to show a pregnant mother a film of an abortion who is considering terminating for serious birth defects.

Oh, parpity-parp! It's not supposed to scare people, any more than footage of a vaginal birth is supposed to scare people who are planning/have had a vaginal birth; it's clear from the intro that it's the hospital doing a keep-people-informed-about-what-we-do program.

I found it really interesting; I didn't get to watch my c/s (didn't think to ask for the screen to be removed, although if I have a repeat c/s with a hypothetical #2 then I definitely would) and I wouldn't have got to see it that well or from that angle anyway, but I've seen oodles of graphic vaginal births on telly. It's nice to finally be able to see the procedure I had, too. And if I had seen it beforehand (I wound up with labour and an emergency c/s, but would have had to make a decision a few days later about an elective c/s versus induction if I hadn't gone into labour) then I think it would have helped.

No, you don't need to watch it. And if you don't want to watch it then don't click on the clearly labelled link. Plenty of us do find it interesting and helpful, though. I thought it was a very positive view of c/s while not hiding the fact that it's a significant surgical procedure. And I learned a lot of details I'd not known before.

Uwila · 15/08/2006 20:24

Darn, I wanted to see it. But it doesn't work for me.

hulababy · 15/08/2006 20:34

Hmm. Doesn't appear to e loading I am interested to see it. I had a very pleasant emergency CS with DD and was lucky to have a realively good recovery afterwards. We didn't watch it happen though, but it was very quick.

asur · 15/08/2006 21:02

well said lemonaid

pregnancy/birth books all have graphic descriptions of vaginal births and you can see them on all the birth tv progs but nothing is said about c-sections. There is usually a paragraph in books and on tv, you just see the mother being taken into theatre then brought back with a baby.

It is a good thing for someone to watch to prepare for a c-section or to understand what happened to them afterwards. knowledge can only help people and this video is definately done to promote knowledge on the procedure and in no way should it scare anyone (no more than watching a vaginal birth anyway)

Waswondering · 15/08/2006 21:11

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Jimjams2 · 15/08/2006 21:19

agree zookeeper. I was in labour the same time as a friend from anetenatal classes, our babies were born on the same day. She had a foreps delivery I had e section for non progression. I was out before her, and found walking around much easier and lost less blood!

Havoing said that I found the 2nd and 3rd sections (recovery in particular) much harder than the first.

Pupuce will correct me if I'm wrong but I think odent recommends c section (preferably in labour) over high forcep delivery.

helsi · 15/08/2006 21:27

Well to say I have had 2 of those I cannot watch it!!

blueshoes · 16/08/2006 09:12

Needless to say, I did not watch the clip, neither do I have Discovery Health so have never seen (or wanted to see) a graphic epi/forceps/ventouse delivery. Though I suspect if I did watch both, I am likely to immediately opt for a caesarean, which I prob will do for ds, just from reading the forceps thread. Oh well, to each her own

Uwila · 16/08/2006 09:30

Who are these women anyway? I mean who the heck lets a cameraman down there, and then agrees to have it aired on telly. I had a knee operation that was filmed and i didn't mind this. But ain't no way I'd allow them to air my.... oh, yuck.

kid · 16/08/2006 09:37

I've had 2 sections, one emergency and one elective. I tried to watch that clip but I can't do it! I got as far as when they start cutting then had to close the screen before I passed out!

oliveoil · 16/08/2006 09:41

I am at work so havn't time to download but I have to comment anyway!!!!

I am confused as to why this thread would kick off, it is not pro or against anything, just footage of an operation.

I had an emergency section with dd1 under GA so wasn't aware of anything but I was under no illusions as to how she got out, it's surgery fgs.

Had VBAC with dd2, epis with vontouse and recovered far quicker but that was quite brutal, all the tugging and heaving.

Re watching Sky pupuce - I was obsessed when pg with dd1 and could be found sobbing most mornings in front of the tv at yet another delivery.

Uwila · 16/08/2006 09:54

I think the potential controversy, Oliveoil, is that that the clip was posted with the intent to persuade people that caesarean is not an easy option. For this to be an informative debate, we should also view a film of natural uncomplicated childbirth and another film of a complicated forceps/ventous delivery.

I actually agree with Blueshoes. However, having had two sections myself, I am also interested to see the op just for curiosities sake. I don't plan to have more children, so it isn't going to influence any birthing choices for me.

Oh, and I've never watched a birth of any kind on telly. Yuck yuck yuck. Perhaps I'm one of those who is too squeemish to watch this video anyway.

oliveoil · 16/08/2006 09:57

oh I was obsessed with births, I think it was the Discovery channel.

They were quite monitored though and wired up so most were American, I think.

And tons at the Portland which were mostly sections.

Surely nobody really thinks sections are an easy option??????

Uwila · 16/08/2006 10:18

Actually, I think a lot of people think sections are the easy option, hence the phrase "too posh to push".

zookeeper · 16/08/2006 11:49

I do think sections are an easy option compared to a long arduous traumatic labour - there are plenty of horror stories of natural births on this site! With each of mine I was up and about the same or the next day. I was offered pain relief and told to take it before i was in a lot of pain - I never felt extreme pain at all; I was sore but otherwise fine and I know a lot of other mums who say the same.

I knew that the surgery involved cutting me open to get the baby out and that that wouldn't be pretty - but that's the surgeon's job, not mine!

Oblomov · 16/08/2006 13:06

The clip was fascinating.
I had a planned c section - due to diabetes.
It was brilliant & recovery very quick.

Although I knew it was major surgery, I didn't really understand.
I was quite shocked to see the complexity of it all.

I think people should see this,so that they realise that it is not the easy option.
That could reduce the 'too posh to push ' numbers.

zookeeper · 16/08/2006 13:09

what's wrong with being too 'posh to push?'

manuka · 16/08/2006 13:35

I daredn't watch it. I had an emergency c 7 weeks ago and the f*king c**s (excuse my language) didn't give me enough anaesthetic so I felt the sewing up bit and even though I was saying it hurt and was asking how much longer it would take they IGNORED ME!!!!
I am only just lifting out of the shock and deppression and it's taken an enormous effort to bond with my little fairy princess baby.

Uwila · 16/08/2006 13:55

They ognored you?!?! Have you complained. I would.

manuka · 16/08/2006 19:26

I'm going to write to them, now I can think straight. I will also be having a word with my solicitor!It was the most horrifying experience I've ever had. Couldn't believe it was happening!

Uwila · 16/08/2006 20:59

Poor you. Let us know how it goes. I think doctors who don't listen to their patients... well, they should rethink their career options.

Adorabelle · 16/08/2006 21:49

I had to have a C.section due to dd being breach.

She is my 1st baby so don't have a vaginal birth to compare it to. All I do know is that if I ever have another baby (unlikely due to dd's birth being so horrid) I would Definately want to try for a natural birth.

I'm guessing all childbirth is painfull, but I felt I had No say at all with my c.section, from pain relief to the after care we were given.

How any woman would choose to have her baby this way is beyond me. I think a c.section should only be given only if it is medically necessary

Adorabelle · 16/08/2006 21:50

Sorry 1 too many only's!!

ja9 · 16/08/2006 22:09

oh my

oh my oh my oh my

that was not pleasant viewing. i feel sick.

please God let me never have to have a CS.

hats off to those of you who have had a section...

gooseegg · 16/08/2006 22:18

I have had three normal but prem vaginal deliveries followed by an urgent caesarian ten years after my third.
Even after a nasty uterine infection and even with my unsightly ceasarian overhang I still found the controlled pain of post-op recovery preferable to natural labour pain.
Even so I still watched this clip with a completely winced-up face and my hand over my scar, and was amazed by the surgeon's skill and the complexity of cutting through and resewing all those layers. I had no idea.

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