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Interview 24

Interview 24

Age at Interview: 24
Background: Nursery nurse with one child aged eighteen months. Her partner works for a removals company. Ethnic background: White Biritish (English).

Brief outline:Had planned CS one week pat her due date when it was found that baby had stopped moving. Mother experienced rupture and needed a blood transfusion. Wanted a water birth with 2nd child but advised to have planned CS due to previous complications.

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Her partner wanted her to have a water birth with their second child. He thinks having a caesarean is 'cheating'.
Print You've booked an elective section this time, when did you make that decision in this pregnancy? The last time I'd seen the consultant. How many weeks were you then? [Hesitation] I think about twenty-two. And before that had you thought at all about having a natural delivery? Yeah. And can you say why you wanted to have a delivery that was natural to start with? Just… just natural way really, it's sort of easier for recovery because of being in hospital for so long after. Don't really want to be away from little one. But apart from that… So when did you start thinking about the fact that you thought you might want a section, did you think about that before you saw the consultant at all? Yeah, I did think about it. My partner wanted me to have a natural birth. He asked the midwife about a water birth and they said no because I'd had a caesarean before couldn't have a water birth. But… so we weren't really sure, just wanted to see how it went really. And why do you think your partner was keen for you to have a natural one this time? He thinks it's cheating having a caesarean [laughs]. Why does he think it's cheating? Because I haven't got to do anything. That's a bit harsh isn't it? Yeah [laughs]. So when you came… when did you come round to the idea of having a section then? Well, since just seeing the consultant about twenty-two weeks, from about then really sort of… You hadn't thought of it before then really? Well, weren't really sure what… we'd not really thought about it because we weren't that far… weren't that far gone, didn't really...

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