Each month, Libération reports on the stories that made headlines for women, their health, their freedoms, and their rights. Thirty-second episode: April 2018.
A Call for a “Gentle” C-section
One in five births, the baby is born via C-section. However, this surgical procedure, well-known to the general public, has a bad reputation. Often a difficult experience for women when it is imposed as an emergency, the C-section is also a source of frustration for expectant mothers who request it before delivery, as doctors generally prefer to dissuade them. “I was separated from my partner, […] I felt the doctors’ hands in my belly, […] and most importantly, I wasn’t allowed to hold my baby in my arms,” a woman recounts in the article. Conversely, another testifies to her difficulties giving birth via C-section rather than vaginally. “I felt I was being judged, that they thought I was a “wimp”. Yet, in 2018, we should be able to choose! ”
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