“I’m still traumatised by my emergency C-section – why are so many women like me having such difficult births?”

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Credit: Mary Goodsell

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“I’m still traumatised by my emergency C-section – why are so many women like me having such difficult births?”

By Mary Goodsell

3 months ago

6 min read

Having an elective caesarian is one thing, but why are so many fit, healthy women having traumatic emergency C-sections? Writer Mary Goodsell talks to the other mums recovering from their dramatic births and asks whether a calm vaginal birth was ever really on the cards in the first place.


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