Is it the BBC version, or the Bowdlerized PBS version you saw?
No, IIRC, it wasn't as graphic as the HBO version, but at the time, it WAS much more shocking.
Whoa, maybe I was watching an unexpurgated version. In the one I saw, this wasn't shown, just the lead up, followed by a cutaway with Drusilla's screaming, then Nero came out of the room with a bloody mouth. Did the full version actually show the "caesarian section"?