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The natural caesarean: a woman‐centred technique
Author(s) -
Smith J,
Plaat F,
Fisk NM
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01777.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , skin to skin , breastfeeding , obstetrics , medicine , vaginal delivery , vaginal birth , natural childbirth , caesarean delivery , pregnancy , pediatrics , childbirth , biology , genetics
Although much effort has gone into promoting early skin‐to‐skin contact and parental involvement at vaginal birth, caesarean birth remains entrenched in surgical and resuscitative rituals, which delay parental contact, impair maternal satisfaction and reduce breastfeeding. We describe a ‘natural’ approach that mimics the situation at vaginal birth by allowing (i) the parents to watch the birth of their child as active participants (ii) slow delivery with physiological autoresuscitation and (iii) the baby to be transferred directly onto the mother’s chest for early skin‐to‐skin. Studies are required into methods of reforming caesarean section, the most common operation worldwide.