I've sat in on two caesarians as a father. One 'emergency' and one EMERGENCY!!!. The way I could tell the difference was that the first was as you describe and

I've sat in on two caesarians as a father. One 'emergency' and one EMERGENCY!!!. The way I could tell the difference was that the first was as you describe and the second was disturbingly like a TV hospital drama. Both ended well, but it still makes me upset thinking about it years later.