"Connected Caesarean Section: Creating a Virtual Link Between Mothers and Their Infants to Improve Maternal Childbirth Experience: A Pilot Trial"

The intervention is a visual and auditory contact via a head-mounted display (HMD) worn by the mother airing a live video of her newborn filmed by a 2D 360° camera during and after a caesarean section. The HMD will be worn by the new mother from the moment that her newborn is moved to an adjacent room to receive the initial care until the moment when they can be reunited again. The camera will be placed in the adjacent room where the newborn, the mother's partner and a midwife will be. The camera will film the newborn and transmit the live images and the sound to the HMD worn by the mother. The mother will be able to see and hear what happens in the next room and change her angle of view by moving her head from one side to another.