"I was desperate for another and, when the doctors told me it was too big a risk, I cried and cried as my hope for a natural birth slipped away, I began thinking about how I could still have that 'I did it’ feeling." She said
So she did some research and discovered a procedure called Maternal Assisted Caesarean (MAC), where the mother's hands are guided down by medics to take hold of the baby as it emerges from the stomach.
Gerri had already discussed a type of caesarean known as 'woman-centred’ with her doctors, where the baby is born more slowly, allowing the parents to watch the birth, reports Bestdaily.co.uk. The baby is then placed immediately on the mother's chest.
However, Gerri went one step further and asked for a Maternal Assisted Caesarean. In this procedure the mother has to scrub up like and wait for the word from the doctor.
She reached down, felt for her child and picked her up. A minute later she was helped to deliver the second child. Gerri and her husband Robert now have two healthy twin girls - Matilda and Violet
She said:
"I had two slippery, vernix covered, tiny little daughters in my arms. We just stared at them for the longest time."
But some staff were unhappy with the procedure - and one even refused to take part. One expert said the MAC carries extra risks of infection or trauma.
