Re: [ozmidwifery] babies in recovery room

[jayne]

yeah, I felt very sorry for her.  She may have felt beforehand that it would have been nice to have her baby born live to air but the fact is that women would prefer to birth in peace and quiet without the circus that was sure to surrounding her getting the filming done. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron & Nicole Christensen To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] babies in recovery room I was just curious to know if it is normal practice for newborn babies to be in recovery with their Mums after a ceasarian.... I noticed they had the baby in with the mother on the Today show this morning... and wondered if it was for television, as I remember when I stayed with my husband in recovery after leg surgery a couple of years .... a woman was in there after her caesarian - for some time - no baby in sight....therefore a very long and sad separation for mother and baby in those crucial first moments.... i'd love to hear others experiences... kind regards, Nicole   ps. did the new mother appear cool and detached from the whole experience, to everyone else watching?? would have loved to have seen the difference in her responses following a homebirth.....