Beijing, April 8 (PTI): Aiming to instill greater respect for their mothers, a primary school in central China's Henan Province recently showed a childbirth video to the students in the class.

During a "thanksgiving education" class, the grade-two students, aged seven to eight, of Qinlinglu Primary School in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, watched a video of a Caesarean section operation with their parents, the "Beijing News" reported.

"It's a Dracula movie. I was scared," said a boy after watching it. Parents and experts who saw the film were skeptical saying it was "too bloody" for children and was improper for chidlren to watch.

However, many students said they were moved by the mother love presented in the short film.

School's headmaster, Cao Jianping who watched the video beforehand, said the scenes in video were instructive and could be a positive experience for children if handled properly under teachers' guidance.

Why the school chose to present a video of a Caesarean section operation rather than a normal, natural childbirth remains a mystery. Some experts commented that there was a risk that children would think that birth was always a traumatic affair involving surgery.

Schools in China have traditionally attached little importance to education about sex and childbirth.

Sex is a taboo that most school textbooks skirt around, an official with the educational bureau of Zhengzhou City, who also suggested that the school use a "mild" approach to encourage students to respect their mothers.