Re: A couple of items on the telly

[Guest guest]

kth_mann@... wrote:

> Child Of Our Time Wed 27th June Posted On behalf of Marie ANT

>

> I watched the above programme on Wednesday evening 27/06/01 (I have

> kept it on video). I have since discussed it with my colleague and

> we were particularly concerned about the claims made by Professor

> Winston.

>

> He stated that a child born by elective c/s has not had any stress

> during the birth and is consequently a calmer baby/child/adult. A

> child born by the 'normal' route will be more stressed because of the

> extremely high level of adrenaline experienced at the birth which

> will consequently imprint on their personality.

Heavens makes you wonder how we all survived with such a major design floor

for so long!! I did read/hear an article a couple of years back saying that

the increase in C/S elective or emergency would eventually lead to humans

evolving to have bigger heads which would consequently lead to even more C/S

http://www.foxstitch.co.uk/

[Guest guest]

Prof W has been much slated over on the ANT group about this

programme, plus there was a very strong article against him for this

programme in Fridays Telegraph.

Ruthie

>

> > Child Of Our Time Wed 27th June Posted On behalf of Marie ANT

> >

> > I watched the above programme on Wednesday evening 27/06/01 (I

have

> > kept it on video). I have since discussed it with my colleague

and

> > we were particularly concerned about the claims made by Professor

> > Winston.

> >

> > He stated that a child born by elective c/s has not had any stress

> > during the birth and is consequently a calmer baby/child/adult. A

> > child born by the 'normal' route will be more stressed because of

the

> > extremely high level of adrenaline experienced at the birth which

> > will consequently imprint on their personality.

>

> Heavens makes you wonder how we all survived with such a major

design floor

> for so long!! I did read/hear an article a couple of years back

saying that

> the increase in C/S elective or emergency would eventually lead to

humans

> evolving to have bigger heads which would consequently lead to even

more C/S

>

>

> http://www.foxstitch.co.uk/

[Guest guest]

Prof W has been much slated over on the ANT group about this

programme, plus there was a very strong article against him for this

programme in Fridays Telegraph.

Ruthie

>

> > Child Of Our Time Wed 27th June Posted On behalf of Marie ANT

> >

> > I watched the above programme on Wednesday evening 27/06/01 (I

have

> > kept it on video). I have since discussed it with my colleague

and

> > we were particularly concerned about the claims made by Professor

> > Winston.

> >

> > He stated that a child born by elective c/s has not had any stress

> > during the birth and is consequently a calmer baby/child/adult. A

> > child born by the 'normal' route will be more stressed because of

the

> > extremely high level of adrenaline experienced at the birth which

> > will consequently imprint on their personality.

>

> Heavens makes you wonder how we all survived with such a major

design floor

> for so long!! I did read/hear an article a couple of years back

saying that

> the increase in C/S elective or emergency would eventually lead to

humans

> evolving to have bigger heads which would consequently lead to even

more C/S

>

>

> http://www.foxstitch.co.uk/

[Guest guest]

>>He stated that a child born by elective c/s has >>not had any stress during

the birth and is >>consequently a calmer baby/child/adult.

Did he?

That sounds crazy.

After all you would think babies were intended to come out without the use of

c/s, so one would think we are prepared for it (even if it doesn't always happen

that way)?

Karina

Mum to Emilia (Oct 98) and Sebastian (Aug 00)