I have no idea about the birth room cuz I have never heard of one. The theatre one kind of makes sense if you are having a c-section as you want the room sterile and don't have want anyone disturbing your surgeon
A birth room is where someone gives birth vaginally, I.e. not a cesarean. Operating theatres aren't sterile, only things that are touching the incision need to be sterile. In the UK and USA it is common for a birth partner to be in the operating theatre for a cesarean. They are given scrubs to wear and sit by the mother's head and a drape is put between them and the surgery site. They don't go near the incision and are there to support the mother and be present at the birth. Going through major surgery alone is horrible, particularly as you are awake during a cesarean.
They give a spinal block, which numbs from the waist down. The person is awake during a cesarean. They will only use general anaesthetic in an emergency.
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u/Professional_Bad7520 Apr 24 '26
I have no idea about the birth room cuz I have never heard of one. The theatre one kind of makes sense if you are having a c-section as you want the room sterile and don't have want anyone disturbing your surgeon