Emma shares her story of her #electivesection. Though planned it was not a choice. She had #placentaprevia meaning the #placentahad attached itself too close to the #cervix making #vaginalbirth a dangerous option. 
We hear how the birth went with everything from the night before, the #spinalblock, what it feels like during the #surgery and the #euphoria for hearing and seeing your baby for the first time. 
We also cover in depth the concept of a #gentlecaesarean - music of your choice in the #operating theatre, emerging slowly from the #incision, #delayedcordclamping and the controversies of #vaginalseeding. 
We touch on initial challenges of struggling to #breastfeeding with support of #nightnurse and #doula she is managing well now 
Finally, we cover the #recovery. How managing hers and her #husbands’ expectations was crucial to enabling a good recovery. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110651/
Caesarean versus Vaginal Delivery: Long term infant outcomes and the Hygiene Hypothesis (2011)
https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/labour-birth/delayed-cord-clamping-dcc#:~:text=NICE%20guidance%20recommends%20that%20cord,away%20to%20get%20breathing%20support. Delayed cord clamping
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5648605/#:~:text=Studies%20have%20shown%20that%20there,microbial%20profiles%20of%20their%20newborns. The Maternal Infant Microbiome: Considerations for Labour and Birth(2017)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599328/
The microbiome seeding debate – let’s frame it around women-centred care (2019)
https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/caesarean-birth-c-section/
Video of The gentle section Nottingham University hospital 
https://www.naturalabundance.me/cut-now-anatomy-c-section/
Video of what they cut through in a sectionnk