Excellent initiative.. When I told my doctor Vinita Kaul (Fortis, Anandapur, Kolkata) that we don't want to have unnecessary caesarean, her reply was astonishing. She told that "No doctor will be available for 24 hr at hospital. If you opt for Bhagirathi Neotia, then it will be convenient for me for normal delivery." This Bhagirathi Neotia charges around 1.5 to 2 lakh for child birth whether natural or caesarean. I stopped consulting that arrogant money minded doctor from then and switched to Sishu Mangal Hospital, Kolkata. This hospital is run by Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, a NGO and it has a record of most normal child birth in Kolkata.

This need to go viral. Let’s share this in every social media platform.

My sister is a gynaecologist.. M.S. OBG from top Indian govt medical college.. she brought down c Section rates wherever she worked.. But patients don't want to bear the pain.. they request for c section.. And don't listen to doctor.. patients also have fear psychosis .. my sister has done just around 500 cesareans but more than 10,000 normal Deliveries.. even did normal Delivery for Ladies who have undergone cesarean .. I'm really proud of her.. ❤❤

I delivered both my kids in Germany, during my 1st baby, I was in Labor for 37 hours, but the midwives n doctors here said it is normal. We wait, we observe, & will not go for c sec unless there's any problem with mother or baby. They motivated us a lot, no scaring, no panicking just helped us in every way they could, I used to hear only these sentences, "this is normal", "drink water", "keep walking", "we are here". I am blessed to be in Germany and not in India....I started my daily routine, bicycling etc just after 40 days. I feel so fit and healthy...

This topic touched me in a deeper level. I live in Netherlands and was blesses with a baby this month. The baby was around 3.5 kg. This was our first baby so we were not sure what is the procedure of child birth in NL. Few months before the delivery we had an intake with doctor. The doctor CATEGORICALLY declined C-Section as an options. Here is what she said " we doctors in NL pledge to never harm our patients. A C-section means cutting 7 layers of human tissue. This procedure will actively harm the mother and baby. We will not perform this operation until either mother or baby are actively in danger " My wife was very afraid of a natural delivery. She is very soft person, because of that I was also not sure if she could do it. She was in labour for 8+ hrs. The doctors the nurses were cheering her all the way. Our baby was born naturally. One more very important thing about this procedure was the nurse and doctors asked for her "consent" for everything they do to her. In parallel in India my relative was also pregnant. Her child was around 2.8kg. she is way more stronger. She tried for a natural birth. But only after 2 hrs of trying doctors pushed for C-Section. She was almost done but they still insisted for C-Section. They tried all the fear tactics and finally her husband said yes for C-Section. I have no doubt about the talent of doctors in india. They are the best of best. But I highly dought their ethics. I cannot trust a single word that they say. And I don't believe that the decision they take is for my best interest.

Finally somebody speak about it..

6 years back when me and my wife were expecting our first child , this was my biggest nightmare.... thanks to Sitaram Bharti Institute at Delhi , who holded our hands and helped us walk through natural birth delivery 😊 Everyone in Gynaecology department is there to support the pregnant women by normal Delivery.

My heart goes out to the man that lost his entire family. I cried. I hope he gets the justice he needs. I feel so hurt for him. I hope he's doing okay and has good support

My aunt is a gynae and she worked in this private hospital. One day a patient came her family was financially weak and the child was abnormal like he won't survive long. Looking at their condition my aunt just gave few injection and made her go normal delivery and because of this incident my aunt was humiliated by hospital authorities. And it was that bad that she left that hospital where she worked for years. Right now she is running her own clinic.

Words from a doctor: 1. Choose your doctor wisely. 2. Dont hesitate to ask as many questions as you want to till you are satisfied because a good doctor will always answer you about every pro and con. 3. Trust your doctor.

Man i felt for the man that lost his wife then lost his child😢😢😢. The way he slowly said i lost my child, broke my heart.

Glad you guys brought this documentary to public...thanks for keeping youths informed about medical Ill-practices in our country

I don't understand why women health considered so lowly whether it periods or pregnancy.....we women go thru alot and have nobody to talk about it... this is a much needed topic to talked about. I, myself went thru 2 C- sections in my life thank God me and my both kids are ok...but hearing these stories makes my heart shattered....nobody deserves this... awareness is what we all need...thankyou for the heartwarming video. ❤️

My heart goes out to the husband that lost his wife and child. It should not have happened. Money hungry Dr.s are the cause of such high rates of C sections.

💯 true. In Indian private hospitals everything is business oriented 🙌

Here in Arunachal pradesh, a state on the northeast side of India, almost 90% of women are subjected to C-sections here. Due to fear, lack of knowledge, and continued pressure from doctors, many women’s go through cesarean. Many women's are dying here while giving birth, so after watching this video, i understand what the exact reasons behind C-sections. India needs to provide a perfect solution for this problem.

In China, its the opposite. I had 48 hours of labor and they still didn’t agree to do a c section. Now I thank their decision. The pain was worth it. My body feels almost same as it was before birth

My heart goes out to the guy who lost both his wife and baby. It’s so sad.

This video sheds much-needed light on a critical issue that often goes unnoticed in our society. The rising rates of C-sections in India are a cause for concern, and this video does an excellent job of raising awareness and sparking a meaningful conversation. It's crucial for us to understand the factors contributing to this epidemic and work towards ensuring safe and informed birthing choices for all mothers. Kudos to the creators for addressing such an important topic and promoting maternal health and well-being in India! 👏🤰

Finally someone has spoken about it. I know some of the gynaecologists who do 99% of deliveries by C section.

I had an emergency c section for my daughter. I can say that they are harder to recover from than natural. Anyone who thinks it's an easy option, it's not. I had to have mine because my daughter was in distress. I was only 37 weeks along and was getting sicker by the day. Her heartbeat kept dropping. I'm thankful for the operation, but I wouldn't recommend it unless necessary.

I delivered a baby in europe last year at age 40, the doctor categorically denied a c section stating that it will only be done in the event of an emergency. The doctor explained to me how vaginal birth is then safest form of delivery. The doctor a Belgian lady also told me how in countries like India and South America doctors push women for c sections to make money. I had a very easy labour and delivery, my cousin ten years younger than me had a c section in India and no real reason for it

I'm fortunate that I have done enough research before registering my name in the hospital. Although, its a government hospital .. almost 3 doctors changed during my labor pains till delivery. It almost took 24 hours.. I am grateful to all those doctors. Hatsoff to their patience!!

Yes in India, certain hospitals (most of them in fact) push unnecessarily for cesareans. It's often not the doctors' fault but the management of those hospitals who forces its doctors to reach a certain yearly turnover. Appalling. In Mumbai, I had found a fabulous gynecologist who resigned from one of those big hospitals for these same ethical reasons (she is now practicing in Dubai). But she told me about something really interesting though. She worked for some time in the UK. She was telling me that there, because of the pressure of the medical insurance, doctors can tell by experience in some cases that the mother's pelvis for ex. is much too narrow for the size of the baby and that an emergency cesarean will be ultimately needed, but they have to let the woman go through hours of exhausting natural labour until the emergency cesarean occurs as a matter of life or death, because the pelvic measurements and parameters accepted by the insurance to justify a cesarean were not fully met, only borderline. I have also had certain procedures done abroad (in Switzerland) without anesthetia (horribly painful, I am still traumatized). I told this to some doctors here in India who opened big eyes, wondering how the hell doctors in Switzerland could have done that to me without anesthetia. Again, insurance coverage issues. So to say that the other side of the world also has its issues. (From a Swiss living in India)

I went through something similar..myself and baby were healthy but still ended up in a c-section because the doctor was late and the assistant doctor and nurses couldn’t help in delivery without doctor..a very bizarre situation to think off..I am sure nurses and RMO should be able to handle a normal case in absence of a doctor but they refused..childbirth has become a profit making engine for the hospitals for sure. I am happy this topic has come to light

This is such an eye opener. I’m not even pregnant but this is something that should be looked out for by everyone.

This is such an important topic to bring awareness upon . As a 24 y o woman , it scares me to think about the pain other women went through by the medical professionals whom we trust completely during such vulnerable moments . Government should take action upon this so that it doesn't happen to other women , thankyou for spreading awareness .

That was a necessary documentary, presented beautifully with real life cases and data. Hats off to the whole team 👏

Unfortunately, this is the exact same case in Sri Lanka as well. My partner was such a victim!! :( They manipulate women to go for C-section. As naive young parents, we feared for our unborn's life!! Later, my partner developed many complications, including endometriosis, and a few surgeries!! I never wish any woman, mother, sister, or daughter to be in such bad condition because of the malpractices of these so-called professionals.

In Guwahati, Assam as far as I know, the C-section rate in private hospitals is 100 %. We tried telling our doctor throughout the pregnancy that we are planning a normal birth which he agreed to until the day of the delivery. Some other doctor came, did some tests and told us that the heartbeat of the baby isnt regular so we have to go for c-section. I could tell it was bullshit but I couldnt disagree coz I assumed she knew more and what if she was really telling the truth. We had a perfectlly normal pregnancy; no complications whatsoever. Later when I asked the ward boy, security guys in the delivery section, they said that they never saw a normal delivery happening in the hospital. We had the procedure done in Apollo Hospital, Guwahati but from what I hear, its the same everywhere. All my friends who had a child in recent years were all delivered through C-section. Even my friend who is a doctor suggested that C-section is safer.

Documentaries like this should be trending! Such an eye opener

This video must be shared within every family group.

It happened with my neighbor but things changed in a good way. The doctors were saying she has to go through c section but she got excessive labor pain and when she went to the hospital the doc who has to do an operation was busy so then they had a normal delivery. That day I realized what kind of disgraceful doctors they are.

This is a major issue in the U.S. I hope more people become aware of this and we see change, we need to bring back experienced midwives and give mothers the right to decided what they want with their pregnancy.

This prevalent “practice” has affected so many in my family too! So glad you have exposed it head-on!

See I m a Dr. By profession,trust me these kind of truths need to come out more radically. Good work.

I have been shouting this for 8 years, this is the first video i saw on the internet.... Govt must acknowledge this issue ASAP

There is a place in Kerala calld Birth Village, it's a holistic birth centre run by trained midwifes and medical personnel. They ensure that vaginal births are safely conducted even for mom's who've had a prior csection 😊. Its a beautiful place. I stand corrected with specific details of the staff.. I've had a work colleague who had a successful vaginal delivery despite her hvg had a c-section prior to this.. hope this helps

Huge respect for raising awareness on this issue. We too faced a similar situation. Despite the doctor advising an immediate c-section due to low amniotic fluid and the baby's position, we waited 24 hours in hopes of a natural delivery. However, we eventually opted for a c-section for safety. It was later revealed in the report that our baby had the umbilical cord around the neck, something the doctor hadn't communicated with us. While registering our baby's birth to discover that out of 50 deliveries in that private hospital, only 3 were natural. It's concerning how some private hospitals seem to have a bias towards c-sections for money greed. Making decisions during such times is incredibly challenging.

This really really needs to go viral 😢

telling mothers that “pain is normal” during vaginal delivery is inadequate…

Women who are considering c-sections simply to avoid pain should please read about the advantages that natural births will give to their babies. This is why natural births are better for babies: 1. Vaginally born babies have more diversified microbiomes, less allergies, less risk of obesity, asthma, and diabetes in childhood and later. 2. Babies receive protective bacteria from the birth canal that helps build their immune system. Babies born via cesarean birth are more likely to pick up bacteria that is on skin. 3. Passing through the birth canal in a natural birth also helps shape the head and expel amniotic fluid from the lungs which lower baby’s risk for respiratory problems like asthma. 4. Anesthesia given to the mother crosses through the placenta and affects the baby just as it affects the mother. So c-section babies are affected by narcotic medications that leads to drowsiness, disorientation, and depression of heart rate and breathing. Studies have concluded that babies born to mothers who had an epidural during labor demonstrate more disorganized behavior in the early days and weeks, as well as a reduced ability to initiate and continue successful breastfeeding. 5. Yale researchers have found that natural birth triggers the production of the UCP2 protein in babies that boosts brain development. That means babies who had a natural birth may end up smarter. 6. Cesarean births are also linked to obesity and diabetes later in life.

I understood the whole scam/ lack of expertise in my 34th week of pregnancy and took the bold step to travel down to Hyderabad by car from Nagpur just to have a natural birth at Rainbow Hospital. Even if someone has a c section, they should be at peace knowing that they were not cheated, because it causes long term birth trauma. We have the right to choose our doctor cause it’s our body. Take a well informed decision!

Until now I didn’t know pain induction was not needed in my case. Thank you for calling it out.. This really needs attention. Hoping that India’s Health system would improve and be regulated some day.

MY god! That poor man .. losing his wife AND his baby :(

Finally the open secret is out in media. Doctors here in India aren't questioned and not do the doctors explain to the patients and their attendants/accompanying family members.

Wonderful initiative. This should reach to every Indian woman who has gone through unnecessary C section.

This is a excellent initiative. I was wondering for a long time why nobody is talking about it. Many more sequels are needed to this episode. Even uterus removals have become endemic. I see it everywhere.

Both pregnancies, ages 27 and 35, first at a public hospital 🇿🇦, second time with a gynae at a private hospital, I was told I would have to have a Csection. I gave birth naturally to both my babies, without forceps. No complications, both my kids were fine. Doctors cannot be trusted, sadly.

I gave birth in Canada. Due to preeclampsia, I was induced at 38 weeks. Was in labour for 48 hours without pain control, then opted for an epidural and two hours later my blood pressure spiked and my son’s heart rate plummeted. I was encouraged every step of the way to deliver vaginally until it became a real risk to him. Three minutes later I had a healthy 7 lb 8 oz baby with perfect apgars and my blood pressure came down so dramatically, I lost 30 lbs in swelling in two days. My hands and feet were wrinkled from the loss of fluid I built up. My caesarean was necessary, well-performed, followed up with the best of care (I was readmitted a week later, but I have a bleeding disorder, so that was to blame, not the care I was provided) and until it was 100% necessary, I was not rushed or pushed into anything. I was so fortunate. These stories and rates of up to 96% c-sections scare me. Regulation is necessary here.

Appreciate u to bring this topic.... this is the harsh reality of hospitals especially private hospitals

In Hyderabad, to avoid unnecessary C-Sessions the government mandated the same bill for C-Session or Normal delivery.

The same happens in Pakistan This video needs to be shared everywhere my aunt has 3 sons all by c section every women in my family have given birth by c section and the problem and medical issues they face afterword are indescribable they can't even live their life and unable to do normal routine work as simple as sitting down climbing stairs it's bad

I had 2 deliveries in private hospital in Mumbai Ghatkopar, 1 in 2011 and 2nd in 2018, in both of deliveries there was no labour pain. Thanks to Dr Samir Joshi because, still he made my both deliveries as normal delivery. He is God for me because in last days of pregnancy, (exhausted period of pregnacy), i used to go to dr and ask, kabhi karne ka delivery, Dr. will be like abhi time hai madam, ghar pe jao aaram karo, kaho , pivo , labour ayega tab aana, y to waste time in cutting and all,, seriously awesome dr.. Dr. Samir Joshi, DR Vinod Joshi Hospital. Ghatkopar 🙏🙏🙏❣

Absolutely wonderful and informative. It's still going on but awareness is the only solution.

One of the best documentary i have seen till date

Finally someone talking about it. I have seen my mom and aunts and all the older aunties and grandmothers talking about this attitude of doctors

This need to go viral. People trust doctors so that their condition is assured to get a best possible outcome. C-sections must be avoided unless until indicated

This should be watched by every parent...and mostly from small cities parents

I had an emergency c section and I wish I seen this before so I can be more informed as I had no clue what I was going into but my and my baby are ok and healthy, this is an eye opener

Thanks for making this documentary, creating awareness and giving voice to these unfortunate victims of medical dogmatism.

Episiotomy which has become a standard procedure for vaginal delivery in India also needs to be spoken about. In most cases natural tearing is enough for baby to come out. But the cut is made no matter if it necessary or not.

needs to be seen by a lot more people.

This is an eye opening documentary. Much needed.

Thanks for speaking up & raising awareness. I also had the same doubts when I had my first kid thinking if the C sec was really necessary.

This was so needed, I wished this information was available in the past. But never too late for women of the future.

A much needed documentary not only India but also throughout the world

Please release a hindi version of this video. This needs to be watched by every Indian.

Before I watched this documentary, I didn't have much knowledge related to C section delivery 🙏.. it's very knowledgeable and helpful for my future.. thanks again cna !!! YOU'RE DOING WELL JOB..

I thought c sections were only for emergencies. This is crazy If doctors did this here in the states, they would lose their license, the hospital would be sued and the doctor could even go to prison. This is just insane that they do this to women over in India.

As a doctor myself. I have seen many labour but this becoming more popular because of doctor and if you are not ignoring the fact that most of India are not very well educated about medicine procedures and this make the procedure more lucrative and what not❤❤😢

Everything about this documentary is true and narrated to perfection. That’s how doctors do it .

Proud of you mom (Dr.Juwairia ,DMHO , Karimnagar) -40:40

Extremely disturbing documentary. I cant imagine the sadness that young man had to face loosing both wife and baby for unnecessary c-section. The Govt needs to bring more awareness and stricter laws punishing doctors that do this for money. 😢😞

I am another victim of this (from Kerala). This happened in a well renowned hospital for gynec and pediatrics, The Lifeline maternity hospital. I was induced at 38 weeks and finally they performed c section after suffering lots of pain for hours. Later I analysed that more than 70% of deliveries are c sections here. This is not only about this particular hospital, but with most of the private hospitals in Kerala.

I think you should be helped & supported to deliver your baby in whatever you feel is the best way for you. I am very thankful for the skill of my surgeon in delivering my twins safely by c-section.

Oh god i’ve been having this discussion alot lately. Women’s body is designed to give birth. These unnecessary c-sections are soooo wrong. Hospitals are preying on family’s fears.

In Pakistan, the percentage of C-sections at private hospitals can easily be over 90%. I won't go anywhere. When I gave birth to my second child. I was told by a worker at the hospital that I was the only patient who had a normal birth that day. The rest 14 patients went through C-sections. That makes it 93%. This troubles me even today that I was spared because they were busy cutting others when I delivered. This is a horrendous crime. Here, it's a widespread belief that if you had a C-section earlier rest of the deliveries will be C-section deliveries. Period. And there is no argument and no way around it. Sever layers are cut and then normally they have a second baby within a year and then Voila, those seven healed or unhealed layers are stripped open una vez mas. From the very first visit to the gynecologist, she starts making up your mind for an operation. Creating risk for a mother who has a whole life ahead to rear her children and for the offspring, our next generation is put into the world with a much weaker immune system, generating more business for the pediatricians who are next-door neighbors to these bitches in the clinics.

An amazing documentary. This topic is very much needed to be shared amongst people so that everyone is aware of it and no ones life is taken granted for. #csection #Ceasarean #pregnancy

Thank you for this documentary! I'm currently pregnant and from Malaysia. This is very helpful in understanding what I will be going through in my 1st delivery. I will make sure to equip myself with knowledge to avoid something like this from happening to me.

I had 2 normal deliveries in India so did my sister. We gave birth in army hospitals where there is a fixed salary for physicians. There is no extra compensation for doing CS.

I had pre eclampsia and thank God for my c section or we may both have not survived. Blood pressure 210 over 120, fits, baby was posterior and in distress, tried to insert epidural 3 times as my spine is out and i didnt know till then, I did 12 hrs of normal labour after total induction baby was 35 weeks born at 4lb 6oz. This year she will be 30 yrs old 😊 my second child was also c section even though my pregnancy for him was perfect he was a twin, I lost it in the first weeks but he survived. This year he is 25 😊 I would always prefer a c section to forceps.

I remember the time my child was born. The doctor was discouraging my wife saying that you will not be able to bear the pain of normal delivery. She basically motivated her to have c section without any medical emergency

My mother always says she wanted to have a normal delivery but her health didn't allow her so she had to go for a c-section.... she is actually quite vocal about it and tries to explain that c-section is not the "easy way out" and should only be done in extreme cases if absolutely needed...

My sister eorks as a nurse in a private hospital in Delhi(India). She told me that, in her hospital, normal delivery is rare, and 95% birth is via c-section. Its profitable for the hospital...

I am from India and this is so true, Doctors earn more from c-section so they try to find a excuse to cut open the lady. This needs to be heard and stopped.

Great work ! And such an important topic to raise ! Even I see these days it's been such a rare event to have a normal delivery (vaginal delivery). Thank you for raising voice against this.

I am also victim of this C- section Scam, I was not even ready for delivery, @8.5months doctor yelled at me and done C- section.

Finally finally this topic is brought up... Thank you so much. This is must and should be required to discuss topic and there should be some regulations put on this. Everyone I know delivered through the c section. I barely hear normal delivery nowadays... Idk if people are not willing or doctors are forcing, but normal delivery has become rare and the c section has become the main route of child birth.

18:55 just broke my heart. This man lost so much because of others' greed and incompetence. What a nightmare.

Amazing documentary.. everyone once in life has experienced this

Wanna give a big hug to all the people who went through this nightmare ❤ Y'all deserve better

When I was pregnant with my first baby in 2007 I was living in Malaysia. And whoever I met back then, said they all had C section for baby delivery (expats and foreigners), I was shocked then number of C section given in my circle. I suspected Malaysian doctors do it for money. For my baby delivery I decided to go back to my homecountry where doctors do not do unnecessary surgeries. Delivered naturally a healthy baby boy, now he’s graduating from his O levels. Thank God I made that decision back then

Finally !someone has covered this issue. Thank you

Did not let that happen despite so much pressure !! Finally someone is speaking about it !

Before watching this video I used to feel that operation during delivery is around 50:50 chances or more than that but watching this video I..... Speechless

Oh my goodness, i couldn't stop crying because my gynecologist said C-section and natural birth were the same when i asked with my first pregnancy and i believed her, how could i not?

This happened to me as well. Everyone thinks c section is easier than normal delivery but trust me it's not. I had a terrible experience with c section. Almost 10 hrs labour after inducing pain then suddenly dctr said i need c section. The worst thing was recovering after c section.

Wow! An excellent, well needed documentary from CNA. Thank you so so much for this wonderful awareness video. ❤❤ You're the best. 👏

Just the thumbnail and title made my whole body freeze up in flight mode