"The Scarlet C": Exploring Caesarean Section Stigma

Emily T Cripe1

  • 1a Department of Communication Studies , Kutztown University.

Health Communication
|March 30, 2017
PubMed

In this article, I explore my own journey with delivering my first child via Caesarean section. I discuss the discourse in society surrounding childbirth and the stigma associated with giving birth via C-section, as well as the impacts that this discourse has for women whose births don't go according to plan and who end up requiring medical intervention.