The perinatal data defines them as prelabour or during labour but that can be a very blurry way to distinguish. In Australia it's roughly 50/50 booked/in labour. Most caesareans in Australia are not performed for genuine evidence based reasons but because of previous surgery, or because it's the end result of unnecessary inductions and other interventions. Birth is a massive event in a woman's life and all women need to debrief from their experience with love, validation and support. One thing I've learnt from supporting birthing women is that over time our feelings always change around our births. I hope you can access good support to help you debrief and heal, if that's what you need, or at any rate to move forward from your experience. Recovering from my surgery took about two years on the emotional side, and I still feel some sadness over parts of it. I always will. Birth doesn't end when the baby leaves our bodies, it ripples through our lives, our relationships and our families for the rest of our lives. I wish you much strength and healing I'm sure Kelly has birth trauma well covered in her articles

Kelly I think the mark of a REALLY good surgeon is one who refuses to take on healthy women as clients. That would be providing evidence based care.