Mexican Woman Performs Own Caesarean to Save Baby
 

How many of you guys would be able to do this?

LONDON (Reuters) - A pregnant woman in Mexico gave birth to a healthy baby boy after performing a caesarean section on herself with a kitchen knife, doctors said on Tuesday.


It is thought to be the first known case of a self-inflicted caesarean in which both the mother and baby survived.


The unidentified 40-year-old, who lived in a rural area without electricity, running water or sanitation that was an eight-hour drive from the nearest hospital, performed the operation when she could not deliver the baby naturally.


She had lost a previous baby due to labor complications.


"She took three small glasses of hard liquor and, using a kitchen knife, sliced her abdomen in three attempts...and delivered a male infant that breathed immediately and cried," said Dr R.F. Valle, of the Dr Manuel Velasco Suarez Hospital in San Pablo, Mexico.


Valle recounted the event in a report in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.


Before losing consciousness the woman told one of her children to call a local nurse for help. After the nurse stitched the wound with a sewing needle and cotton thread, the mother and baby were transferred and treated by Valle and his colleagues at the nearest hospital.


"This case represents an unusual and extraordinary decision by a women in labor who, unable to deliver herself spontaneously, and with no medical help or resources, decided to perform a caesarean section upon herself," Valle said.


He added that a mother's instinct to save her child can move a woman to perform extraordinary acts but said it would not have been necessary if adequate medical care had been available.

WOW. That woman is my hero. I cannot imagine how special that child is going to be to her.

I sale short Caesareans.

Incredible
:)
glad to read the baby was ok too
:thumbsup

balls of steel

so late you are.

Holy Shit!

That's incredible. Some people are absolutely amazing. I could never do that.

While waiting for my doctor consultation about 2 weeks ago, I read on one of those medical journals that it is a fact that woman are much less affraid of pain than man.

I was procrastinating on a much needed vist to the dentist for almost 6 months :Oh crap

great story
:thumbsup

concering the question about the guys... I am sure there are not many women who are able to do this ... :)

Wow !! :eek7

holy shit....that's hardcore

WOW this Woman is very brave

thats for all of your people that say mexicans are a drain to our economy!

Wow. I know where she was at mentally when she decided to do it though.... been there myself a few times. Hats off to her.

I would be scared to death, but if I had to do it so save my child I would in an instant. I'm sure of it. The pain of cutting myself open would be nothing to me compared to the pain of losing a child.

Imagine if the child turns out to be a real litlle shit though :(

she got balls

Wow. [bowing deeply in respect]

i genuflect to her

What is the relevance?

fuck...thats some whack shit

Holy crap! I've had 3 c-sections and they hurt...and that's WITH the anesthetic :eek2

Just goes to show the powerful instict that most mothers have to save their children...

She is amazing! :thumbsup

thats insane

don't ask that here.. most of these guys are all for stabbing a baby in the brain 3/4 of the way through being delivered to avoid an inconvenience to the mother.

Good thing it didn't happen in the US. Some pinhead prosecutor would have filed charges against her for practicing without as license.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

NIce one George...and i dont doubt it