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Making decisions about birth after caesareanArrow
Aged 31-35
Interview 09  

Interview 09

Age at Interview: 33
Background: Dentist with twins aged four and a half. Husband is also a dentist. Ethnic background: White British (Northern Irish).
Brief outline:Pregnant with twins, had CS when she did not dilate beyond 9cm. Felt happy with her care and recovered well but disliked need for support after the operation. Keen to have vaginal birth with 2nd child. Went two weeks overdue, then delivered very quickly after being induced.


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She understands that health professionals have to inform women about all the risks but thinks they could do more to encourage women that VBAC is possible.

 



And what message would you send to health professionals who advise women on this decision?

I would say that they need to obviously encourage and promote the fact that it's possible, and try and dissuade right at the very start sort of negative image of, “Oh, you can't possibly do this”, understanding that they have to give people sort of the full facts tha… the reason why you've had a section in the first place might influence the reason why you might need one again, or not need one again. But I think from a very early sort of stage in pregnancy, they should be promoting you know, “You'll be able to have your… a good chance of being able to have your baby naturally”, rather than sort of even mentioning the word section again. I think you know, if that wasn't brought in until a later, later stage it might be…
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