First-time mum Sarah Down was frightened of having her baby naturally.
The Australian woman was sad, however, as she'd never really wanted a C-Section.
So she was delighted when she heard about 'maternal assisted caesareans.'
Unlike a regular C-Section where a curtain is placed to obstruct the view, the procedure gives mums a full view of the birth.
Making it even more personal again, mums (with the help of the medics!) can help to pull their baby out of their womb and into the world!
"Why wouldn't you want to be the one that pulls the baby from your womb?," Sarah told Daily Mail Australia.
"A couple of pushes on the stomach and the head was out and that was all done by the obstetrician. Then I pulled her up to my chest. I was so excited to meet her, you know. I just had this whole rush of emotions going through me."
Queenslander Sarah (31) had planned the birth with her obstetrician, Dr Shiri Dutt, who had performed the procedure four times before.
Dr Dutt told Australian news programme A Current Affair that their baby is simply "priceless."
Before the birth, Sarah underwent counselling and training and was given all the information she needed to make sure she was all set to go.
On the big day, she sterilised her hands and even put on scrubs so she could help out with the birth!
Although the birthing option is becoming more popular, Dr Dutt said not all women would be able to experience the hands-on birth.
If the baby is too big or small, or if there are any major medical issues, doctors wouldn't be happy for the mum-to-be to be involved.
But with no complications in Sarah's case, the whole thing went very smoothly, and baby Tenasi was pulled into the world by mum.
“Once my epidural kicked in, the whole procedure took only minutes,” Sarah said.
“Tenasi was on my chest immediately. It didn’t feel weird or frightening. I could even see the reflection of the doctor making the cut in my stomach but didn’t feel a thing and I wasn’t freaked out.
“My mother was in the room, too, and she has a midwifery past. She was so blown away and excited by the experience."
"I wouldn’t think twice about having other children this way."
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