My Personal Birthing Experience
I choose to describe the birth of my daughter who is five years old as a birthing experience that I vividly remember. I remember waking up at about 2am or 3am with bad contractions. I was both nervous and excited. Several of my family members came to the hospital with me; and I was in labor for a full day, about 20 hours. I walked around the hospital for about 3 hours, however I was only dilated 1 cm. The doctors then told me that I would need to be induced because the baby was already 10 days overdue! The whole day was a blur after that because the pain was so intense, that I was was on heavy pain medication. After a while my midwives came to me and said that I need to have a cesarean because the baby needed to come out. I then remember going into a white room with my daughter's father, and feeling numb from the neck down. Then after a few moments my beautiful baby girl was out and crying. I guess that I was so exhausted I then went to sleep and woke up several hours later. I also remember being super emotional and crying a lot which I don't usually do. It was definitely a memorable experience!
I read about some birthing practises in some of the regions of India. in many regions in India the birthing process is seen as an normal experience that does not need any assistance from doctors. Many in this region believe that during pregnancy it is helpful to eat cold foods and detrimental to eat hot foods in regard to the baby's health. In addition some people in various regions of India believe that if a women is from a low socio-economic status that it is acceptable to continue hard labor up until her birth including heavy lifting.
Many of the practises in India are different from America's birthing practises. In America, most people go to a health professional of some sort to check on the progress of the baby. Also, I am unaware of any restrictions regarding the temperatures of foods. In addition, In America, pregnant women try to take it easy on themselves and shy away from heavy lifting or strenuous labor.
I would say that I am unsure of the insight that I gained from reading about birthing in India. I'm sure there are plenty of children of Indian descent that turned out just fine regardless of the differences in birthing practises from the United States.
Resource
https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/158781/indian-preg-prof.pdf
I read about some birthing practises in some of the regions of India. in many regions in India the birthing process is seen as an normal experience that does not need any assistance from doctors. Many in this region believe that during pregnancy it is helpful to eat cold foods and detrimental to eat hot foods in regard to the baby's health. In addition some people in various regions of India believe that if a women is from a low socio-economic status that it is acceptable to continue hard labor up until her birth including heavy lifting.
Many of the practises in India are different from America's birthing practises. In America, most people go to a health professional of some sort to check on the progress of the baby. Also, I am unaware of any restrictions regarding the temperatures of foods. In addition, In America, pregnant women try to take it easy on themselves and shy away from heavy lifting or strenuous labor.
I would say that I am unsure of the insight that I gained from reading about birthing in India. I'm sure there are plenty of children of Indian descent that turned out just fine regardless of the differences in birthing practises from the United States.
Resource
https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/158781/indian-preg-prof.pdf
The birthing process has always been an interest of mine. Fresh out of high school I wanted to be a midwife so I have actually looked into birthing around the world. To me any birthing method that isn't harmful to the mother or child is a safe and acceptable method. Mothers need to be confident in their decisions and open to ideas if situations arise. In any country women give birth the way they feel is best.
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