I survived a C-section with no anesthetic – it was agony and I felt the surgeon cut through layers of my muscle

Rachel Somerstein, from New York, had been in labor for 24 hours when she had to have an unplanned C-section. Doctors struggled to place the needle correctly and she felt every cut. Rachel Somerstein, from New York, had been in labor for 24 hours when she had to have an unplanned C-section. Doctors struggled to place the needle correctly and she felt every cut.