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/Wonderful-Pumpkin695 Apr 24 '26
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.