"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." During her son’s birth via C-section in May, Jenna Jonaitis watched her baby come out of her body. She ...

When Tara Martinez gave birth to her second child, she was able to watch the birth and have immediate skin-to-skin contact with her son, even though she had a cesarean section. “You're carrying this ...

In recent years, a significant shift in cesarean section procedures has transformed the experience for mothers, moving it from a purely medical intervention to a more intimate, personal moment. The ...

(CNN) – Monique was unable to have a natural birth for medical reasons, but she was able to experience what some say might be the next best thing, “the gentle c”. “It is a surgical procedure which ...

A woman is lying on an operating table. In front of her is a big curtain, usually blue, that separates her from the surgical field: her own pregnant belly. Beside her, near her head, her partner is ...

"Opposed to it being a surgery. It was a birth," Alrahbi said. That's because Alrahbi had what's called a Gentle Cesarean section. Doula Jessica Fuss described a typical Cesarean birth. "They're taken ...

When Las Vegas mother April Clemency found out that she would have to undergo a c-section, her old birth plan went out the window and she began researching new methods. "I had to come to terms with ...

One mom called the "gentle" C-section experience "amazing." — -- When Tara Martinez gave birth to her second child, she was able to watch the birth and have immediate skin-to-skin contact with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — A woman is lying on an operating ...

A woman is lying on an operating table. In front of her is a big curtain, usually blue, that separates her from the surgical field: her own pregnant belly. Beside her, near her head, her partner is ...