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Interview 17  

Interview 17

Age at Interview: 30
Background: Former teacher with one son aged two. Husband is a lecturer in further education. Ethnic background: White British (English). Played by an actor.

Brief outline:Waters broke but 1st baby's head was outside the pelvis. Induced, then had emergency CS. Agonised over how to deliver 2nd child, persuaded by health professionals to attempt VBAC. Laboured to 7cm, but baby's head not engaged so needed another emergency CS.


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She thinks women who don't have a strong preference about how to give birth might find it difficult to make up their own mind and be swayed by the views of health professionals. Played by an actor.

 



I think it is completely your choice, it is completely your decision, but it depends I suppose what kind of person you are; how swayed you are by the professionals. Because somebody like me, I think, being really indecisive, it's, it's going to affect me a lot. But I have known of people that have been like, “No, I'm having a, a planned caesarean, I'm not messing around with all that.” And you know, they know exactly. And I kind of in a way wish I were like that, or like, “No, I really want to go natural, you know, because of the achievement and that's what I want to do.” So ultimately, obviously it is completely your decision but I think if you're kind of indecisive and you're not really sure, you are going to be affected by the doctors and the midwives, because they are really, “You should give it a go and.” 

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