Implementing the Gentle C‐Section: A Birth Experience More Like a Vaginal Delivery

This process took approximately 4 months from the initial presentation to the first scheduled Gentle C‐Section. As of August 6, 2013, our facility performed five Gentle C‐Sections. Of the five patients, 100% have initiated breastfeeding within the first hour of life: a recommendation put forth by the World Health Organization and one of our nurse‐sensitive indicators in L&D. Parents have expressed increased satisfaction of their birth experiences. Going forward, a marketing campaign is in production to educate women throughout the community about this alternative birth experience.