VIDEO: A Third Way Of Giving Birth (GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Decisions around how to deliver a child are among the toughest faced by expectant parents.
And while mums have long had to choose between either a natural vaginal birth or a caesarean, there is now another way.
The latest trend to emerge among mothers is a mixture of both types of birthing methods.
A video posted to Facebook by childbirth educator Sophie Messager shows a woman delivering her son by 'nautral caesarean' - and the results are incredible.
The video shows the baby effectively delivering himself, progressively wriggling his way clear of his mother's stomach through an incision made during the caesarean.
Doctors and nurses look on as the newborn slowly emerges, removing his head followed by his shoulders and then the full body.
'Oh look at him,' the mother can be heard to say as her son emerges from within her.
Posted by Ms Messager on behalf of a friend on Tuesday, the video has since gone viral, receiving more than 1.6 million views and 25,000 shares.
In her post she outlined how the mother had wished to have a natural caesarean, but after having some of her individual wishes for the pregnancy refused, she was forced to change hospitals.
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