Many expecting mothers who are forced to have a c-section delivery are crushed that they won’t get to have an active role in bringing their baby into the world, which is why one mom was determined to figure out a way to play a bigger role in her baby’s birth.
Typically, in normal c-section deliveries, the mother is often given anesthesia or even fully sedated before doctors make an incision in the abdomen and then uterus, and have to passively lie behind a curtain as doctors tug their newborns out through the incisions.
However, pregnant mom Jane Prichard, who had given birth to her first child through a traditional c-section, was determined to make this birth more personal and decided to deliver her son through a maternal-assisted caesarean, where she would pull her baby out of the incision on her own.
The Australian mom got help from Gold Coast based Dr. Dutt and when it came time for the delivery, he made the incisions, popped Baby Tex’s head and shoulders out, and let mom do the rest.
“The head was out, and top of the shoulders, and he [the obstetrician] said ‘Jane, it’s your turn now’,” Prichard said. “‘I put my hand under Tex’s arms and pulled, and Dr. Dutt was saying to be slow, do it slowly. I had to use a little bit of force, and I pulled him out slowly onto my chest.”
“I was crying well before they cut me open, it was very emotional,’ Prichard said. “I struggle to find the words in all honesty, I really do, it was just incredible. With this sort of delivery, I was able to get almost everything you get in a vaginal birth with a caesarean section.”
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Pregnant Mom Delivers Her Own Baby During C-Section is an article from: LifeDaily