'I especially loved watching the baby walking himself out of the womb': Natural caesareans become latest birthing trend (PHOTOS)

'A friend had the most gorgeous gentle caesarean yesterday.'

The latest birthing trend has hit - but be warned. It is not for the faint of heart.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Families have been jumping on birthing bandwagons for a variety of reasons ranging from what is viewed the most "natural" to what some believe is the "healthiest" method.

Some women choose to give birth from tubs of water in the comfort of their home, some choose to rush to the hospital and yet others have gone as far as delivering their children at sea with help from dolphin midwives.

The latest trend is the "natural caesarean," which involves a small medical incision in the pregnant woman's abdomen. Doctors ease the child's head through the opening then step back.

The child is expected to push its body the rest of the way out of the stomach and once it is entirely free, doctors lift the child and, umbilical cord still attached, is moved to the mother, who holds the newborn baby.

Childbirth educator Sophie Messager took to Facebook to announce a friend's "gorgeous gentle cesarean."

She released a 3-minute video in which the child can be seen crying and slowly emerging from its mother's stomach.

The caption reads: "A friend had the most gorgeous gentle cesarean yesterday-it was quite a journey because her local hospital refused to entertain any of her wishes, so she had to move to another hospital where she found the most supportive consultant (Dr Andy Simm at Nottingham City hospital), who not only agreed to support all her wishes but filmed the birth to use it to educate other health pros.

"I especially loved watching the baby walking himself out of the womb. The mum also told me that they waited until the cord had finished pulsating before clamping it. For me this really shows how it isn't how the baby is born but how the people present respect wishes and demonstrate support and kindness that makes a beautiful birth.

"The mother has kindly agreed for me to share the video so other women can have such a beautiful experience too.
The official hospital film should be released in a week or 2.
These were the mother's wishes:

• no drapes
• walking out of the baby to help clear lungs
• delivery to chest if cord allowed
• cord left to stop pulsing before cutting
• no weighing or measuring until family ready
• baby to stay on mum until she was ready to part (it was 6 hours). Even when pat sliding to transfer.
• own music
• lights reduced

On top of that, the anaesthetist lifted the mother's shoulders and someone held a mirror to help view the birth."

Since the video was posted on Tuesday morning it has been viewed 2,338,822 times and and shared nearly 33,000 times.

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