Almost a third of all babies in the US in 2022 were delivered via a c-section, so the odds are you may experience it in your life
A video of a baby coming out of the metaphorical sunroof has shocked a classroom of medical students, and their reactions are priceless.
Giving birth is the most natural thing in the world, or it is when it comes from a woman’s cooch, but sometimes problems arise during birth that mean they must come out with the assistance of a surgery knife.
The students have been praised for showing empathy to the woman undergoing a c-section. (@RCSI_STUDENTLIFE/Instagram)
Those problems could be that the baby is too big (or too small), or in the case of my child, his head got lodged while attempting his escape. Whatever the reason, they need rescuing ASAP because no amount of pushing will see them enter the world the ‘usual’ way.
However, I will add that some people opt for a c-section as a personal preference too. So, whatever the reason, they’re more and more common – and as a medical professional, chances are you’re going to encounter one.
Cutting someone’s belly open is disturbing as it is, but while they’re alive and awake in front of you with a baby inside… it’s another level of crazy.
Something these med students discovered.
The clip shows an entire classroom in shock, and rightfully so.
Commenting on the video posted on Twitter, one user said: “If you are going to be a surgeon you’re going to be wrist deep in someone’s abdominal cavity, and know what you’re doing, the human body needs to be seen the same way a carpenter see’s their project. a pile of materials that need’s work done.”
During a c-section, full name caesarean section, a screen is positioned across the woman’s body so that they can’t see what’s being done but the doctors and nurses will update them on what is happening.
An incision is made about four to eight inches long and will commonly be made across the lower belly and womb.
As previously mentioned, my child was born through a c-section and I knelt by my partner as she was tugged and pulled around before hearing our baby begin to cry.
It was traumatic for me and I was just watching!
Anyway, I digress.
Over on Instagram, users applauded the reactions of the students. One commented: “If you don’t feel something the first time you see a C-Section or any other surgery for that matter, you’re likely in the wrong profession.
Some of what could be the US’ future doctors and nurses were left disgusted by the video – something they have been applauded for. (@RCSI_STUDENTLIFE/Instagram)
“We currently have too many physicians coming out of school missing one trait, in particular, and that is empathy. ~ I’m a retired nurse. I had foot surgery last year. My post-op instruction and follow-up care was pitiful.”
That sentiment was shared by the masses who watched the viral clip, with another posting: “If you’re comfortable with watching a living human being get cut open, I don’t want you becoming a doctor.
“That’s not some sign of toughness. It’s a lack of empathy, which I see in a majority of MDs [doctor of medicine] I’ve seen or interacted with.”
According to March of Dimes, in 2022, 32.1 percent of births in the US were cesarean deliveries… so the chances are you may experience yourself at some point in your life.
