“There are two things. Either a high forceps delivery which can tear and be quite dangerous besides being possibly bad for the child, and a Cæsarean.”
“What is the danger of a Cæsarean?” What if she should die!
“It should be no greater than the danger of an ordinary delivery.”
“Would you do it yourself?”
“Yes. I would need possibly an hour to get things ready and to get the people I would need. Perhaps a little less.”
“What do you think?”
“I would advise a Cæsarean operation. If it were my wife I would do a Cæsarean.”
“What are the after effects?”
“There are none. There is only the scar.”
“What about infection?”