The Faceless Caesarean - Caesarean mothers in words and photographs. Photo book, guide and a treasure trove of experiences for pregnant women, mothers and obstetricians - Softcover

The Faceless Caesarean - Cesarean mothers in words and photographs. Photo book, guide and a treasure trove of experiences for pregnant women, mothers and obstetricians Photographs by Gudrun Wesp; Introduction by Marsden Wagner MD, MS; Critical Comment by Gretchen Humphries, MS DVM,Advocacy Director for the International Caesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) *** “This book should be read by all pregnant women as it speaks the bare truth.” (Marsden Wagner MD, MS); “We need to tell true stories about caesareans, so that those who come after us aren‘t caught off guard the way so many of us were.” (Gretchen Humphries, MS DVM; ICAN) * “A must see and read book for all expectant women, their partners, childbirth educators, doulas, nurses, and all who care for childbearing women!” Debra Pascali-Bonaro (“Orgasmic Birth”) * Collected experiences of 162 Caesarean mothers: Mothers with one, two, three or four Caesareans aged between 20 and 77; Comprehensive, clear and honest; Experiences after emergency, elective and planned Caesarean sections; Spontaneous birth after a C-Section (VBAC); The “gentle Caesarean section“: Photo report of a Caesarean section using the “Misgav Ladach“ method; Aesthetic photographs of 60 different Caesarean scars; PLUS: Caesarean surgery: Preparation, procedure, aftercare

The author: Caroline Oblasser (PhD) studied violoncello, linguistics and Japanese. Among others she worked in the advertising industry. Her first daughter was born by Caesarean which was not planned, the second was a planned homebirth. Caroline is also the author of "The Luxury of Private Birth", a book with 250 mothers telling their home birth stories.