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Making decisions about birth after caesareanArrow
Aged 36-39
Interview 15  

Interview 15

Age at Interview: 38
Background: English teacher with one son aged two. Husband works as an aeronautical engineer. Ethnic background: White Anglo-Italian.
Brief outline:Went overdue with 1st child and was induced at 42 weeks, but drugs had no effect. Delivered 3 days later by epidural CS. Determined to have planned CS with 2nd child, as felt unlikely she would go into labour. Planned CS was a wonderful experience, far less tiring.


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She thinks it is important to seek information and advice from health professionals, but in the end the decision rests with each woman individually.

 



So if you were to give a message to other women who were making this decision about their second delivery, what would you say to other women?

To get, to gather all the information they can and then make the decision on their own, because it's, it's their body [laughs] and it's their baby. 

Obviously, it helps to have the backing of your partner, but I think the final decision rests with the... with the mother, definitely. 

You can get advice, I think from, from your partner and your midwife and your consultant, but I think at the end of the day you really have to just sit down, think about it and make that decision on your own.
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