Cesarean Birth
Ben Park begins the program by describing Cesarean births and their history.
Don Herbert talks to a young woman about to give birth through a Cesarean birth. She is undergoing the operation because she is too small to undertake a natural birth. It is her second time undertaking a Cesarean section.
Park describes the process and reasoning for Cesarean births. Herbert interviews the doctor about Cesarean births and he describes it in more depth. Herbert asks about the possibility for critical damage and the doctor talks about the possibility for hemorrhaging. He also talks about the possibility that the baby might not immediately be able to breathe, also a serious concern.
Herbert interviews the mother again. He asks whether she would like a boy or a girl. She would prefer a girl, whom she would name Deandra (if a boy, she would name him Gregory.
Commercial break.
Park sets the scene for the delivery. Herbert gives us a description of the action as it happens, speaking with the anesthesiologist and the surgeon as they operate.
The baby, a girl, was successfully delivered. There were no serious complications. They then attended to the mother. Herbert talks to the doctors in the operating room as they prepare to stitch her back together.
There is a thyroid tumor on the uterus the size of a chestnut. It is benign, but they are going to have it removed in case it grows in the future. The tumors are sent to the lab to make sure they malignant. Hers are not.
The doctors describe the process as they stitch her back together. Herbert interviews the surgeon after the successful operation. He tells us that the main part of the operation is not the delivery of the baby, but rather the stitching up of the Cesarean section.
Park takes us to the father of the little girl. Herbert interviews him. He is pleased.
One week later, Herbert interviews the mother about the operation and her baby. He is pleased.
Commercial break.
Park tells us about next week's program, about epilepsy.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 150099
Municipal archives id: LT1965
