Advice Needed I need to know if I’m being sensitive. We had our son four years ago, and he was delivered via c-section for a few reasons. Since then, my husband has made random comments like “You didn’t deliver him; he was cut out, a C-section is the easy way out” and “You wouldn’t know … Read more
An expectant mother was in the search for a birth photographer, to capture the arrival of her baby. A Google search later, she engaged with a photographer to be with her in the delivery room. What followed was unexpected. The photographer shamed the mother for “opting in” for a caesarean section, implying it was the easy way out. The mum … Read more
One woman from England was given just hours to live after developing sepsis and a flesh-eating bug following a routine Caesarean section. After Amy Hiner, 40, gave birth to her second child, daughter Evie, she developed necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis from the C-section, causing her to lose half of her stomach. “It just keeps spreading … Read more
Jennifer Deus was almost nine months pregnant when she learned she had breast cancer. Doctors gave her a C-section at 36 weeks so she could start her treatment soon after the delivery. This is Deus’ story, as told to Jane Ridley. Loading Something is loading. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jennifer … Read more