A 31-year-old mother from Trondheim, Norway was shell-shocked after she saw her own stomach tearing apart following a Cesarean surgery. Tone Lise Johannessen said she was horrified at the sight of her stomach contents, including intestines falling out after the stitches were cut.

Authorities at St. Olav's hospital blame the new thread used for stitching that has been replaced despite complaints from some doctors.

Aftenposten quotes Johannessen as saying, "When I got up, I felt my entire stomach tear. I got help from hospital staff and was put into a bed. Then I saw that my intestines and the contents of my abdomen had fallen out."

There is speculation in the media that the new thread is used to save money but the hospital authorities have declined to reveal the price of the two threads.