As
someone who had two, I am a pretty staunch defender of C-sections if
that's the best thing for the mother and the baby (and for the record,
I feel the same way about homebirth and whatever other options are out
there to give mothers and babies the birth experience they wish for).
But I'll acknowledge one criticism of them as valid – they don’t give the mother and baby very much of a chance to bond immediately after birth.
Salon's Broadsheet wrote last week about the idea of "natural" C-sections,
which is gaining ground among some doctors. In short, if a c-section is
non-emergency, they let the birth partner watch, uterine contractions
(versus lots of pulling OUCH) can help deliver the baby, and babies are
placed on the mother immediately for skin to skin contact.
I love this idea,
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