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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sharon Gaffka

People keep asking me why I’m choosing to have a caesarean – here are my reasons

A woman in a hospital ward preparing to give birth.
A woman in a hospital ward preparing to give birth. Photograph: Kemal Yildirim/Getty Images

One thing nobody really prepares you for when you’re pregnant is how interested everyone suddenly becomes in your body. People ask if you’re planning on breastfeeding. Whether you’ll have an epidural. If you’re hoping for a water birth. Whether you’ll “try naturally”.

I’ve chosen to have a caesarean, and now that I’m getting closer to my due date, the question I get asked most is: “why?” The answer is because I want to.

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