I had an emergency CS after labouring for 30 hours (severe PE, dilation was not progressing at all and DD was in distress). DD did not breath when she first came out Apgar score was 4 and then after 5 mins it was 9. They had to mask her and compress to get her breathing. I don't know if her breathing problems may have had something to do with the fact that there was meconium in my waters when they broke). The Paed just described her as being a bit stunned.

Janie xxx