The Most Scientific Birth

Lately, I’ve been noticing a lot of changes where I work.  I was helping an obstetrician with a c-section the other day.  Typically, it’s my job to suction up blood, keep the area where the OB is working clean and dry (as much as possible), cut the sutures, hold retractors, and so on.  Once the baby is delivered through the incision, the first assistant (the title for the job I was doing) suctions the baby’s mouth and nose, and clamps and cuts the cord.