BodyAfterBaby

Book, Hail Caesar, written by Caroline de Costa, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at James Cook University, lays bare all the facts and fiction about caesarean births so parents-to-be can make educated decisions. Who performed the first caesarean? If I have a caesarean for my first baby do all the other births have to be caesareans as well? Is it okay for a woman to have a caesarean just because she wants one, or is she being selfish? What are the real risks of caesarean section? And why is the caesarean rate rising steadily in Australia, so that one in three babies is now born this way? These questions, and many others about this hotly-debated surgical operation, are all answered in Hail Caesar, a well-informed and provocative explanation of every aspect of caesarean birth. Currently women who give birth by caesarean too often end up feeling guilty or negative about their experience because they have not been well prepared.