Childbirth in My Life:
As for now...I do not have children of my own but I was there to witness the birth of my only niece. My sister-in-law had a scheduled c-section due to a few ongoing health problems. Her health problems had nothing to do with her pregnancy but because of
her history the doctor wanted to play it safe and put her under
while conducting the c-section. I will never forget that day October 15, 2007 when Abby was born. The whole family was as the hospital bright and earlier to meet Abby. We were all standing by the nursery window waiting patiently for the arrival of Abby. At around 7:35 am they brought Abby into the nursery where we watched the nurse take care of her. My brother was also in the nursery with tears of joy and his new daughter.
The birth of Abby was an experience I will never forget because she is my only niece and I had been waiting what seems like forever to be an Aunt. This experience also brought my brother and I closer and I have enjoyed watching Abby grow and develop into a sweet and talkative little girl! I believe birth and prenatal development has a huge impact on child development. The way that the child is brought into this world and how the parents intend to raise the child has an impact on child development.
Childbirth Around the World:
I read a interesting article about Asian women giving birth in East London. In this article they spoke about how Asian women proceeded to commit to Western maternity care by giving birth in a hospital and also taken prenatal vitamins. The women also wanted their husbands and partners present during the birth which showed that the traditional Asian ideas have been modified.
After reading this article it shows me that some cultures may change. Women giving birth may want to keep some parts of their culture but may add a few other ideas as well to benefit the baby and/or themselves. The article is similar to my childbirth experience because the women did give birth in an hospital and wanted to take prenatal vitamins for the benefit of the baby. I know that my sister-in-law took prenatal vitamins, changed her eating and sleeping habits for the benefit of Abby.
Lorren I could defiantly relate to your post. I have no children of my own. However, I have not yet took part in a birth but hope to this November when my sister has her baby. I also found your research on Asian childbirth interesting. I especially found it interesting that their traditional practices have changed over the years.
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ReplyDeleteYour birth story is so similar to my own. I also have no children of my own and wrote about the birth of my niece. Penny came along on November 30, 2009 and it seemed like it took forever for her to get here (or maybe it was because I waited to be an aunt for what seemed like forever). That day and every day since have been a blessing with her.