Hi, I was wondering if anyone has had a so called natural c-section. I am hoping to have one at Queen Charlotte's in London where the technique was pioneered.
In brief, it involves the doctor lowering the screen/sheet between you and your tummy so that when they make the incision into your uterus, you see the head coming out, then they leave the body in for longer than normal so that the chest gets squeezed (like in a vaginal birth) to expel fluid from the lungs and baby then goes on to the mother's chest for skin to skin. The umbilical cord is also left attached to the baby for several minutes.
This is supposed to be beneficial to the baby - don't think there is any definitive research yet to prove it. It is supposed to be a lot gentler and slower than baby being whisked away for a medical examination etc. Cx