Helen George opted for C-section as Call the Midwife role put her off having a natural birth

Helen George has revealed that her role on Call the Midwife put her off having a natural birth.

The British actress, 33, denied being “too posh to push”, insisting that a caesarean was “right” for her after hearing “horror stories” on set.

George admitted that her role as Trixie Franklin on the popular BBC drama influenced her decision after witnessing numerous difficult births.

The mother-of-one refuted claims that this was the ‘easy way out’, as it limits exercise and the ability to hold the new-born baby.

Before giving birth to now four-month daughter Wren, George experienced complications during her pregnancy.

Speaking to The Radio Times she said: “I haven’t spoken about this before but I chose to have a C-section.

“It coincided with the fact that I had to deliver her early, but even without that, I would have gone for an elective caesarean because of what I’d learnt on Call the Midwife.”

“Working on Call the Midwife means that lots of people tell you their horror stories about birth.”

She added: “It’s not because I’m “too posh to push”, it’s about what I think my body is capable of. I’m not good with pain, I faint when I stub my toe.”

George did, however, praise Call The Midwife for being different to her previous roles, in which she is often stereotyped as a ‘dumb blonde’.

She said: “I do get stereotyped as the dumb blonde. A lot of the parts I get offered are accessories to a male character: the blonde girlfriend, the doctor’s wife, or simply having a romantic scene, I mean really, just kill me.

“But the great thing about Call the Midwife is that the women are the protagonists.”