The one experience of child birth was when I was asked to be a birthing coach for my friend. That event was really overwhelming because I don’t have children and didn’t know what to expect. The only experiences I have seen with childbirth were on TLC’s baby story, movies, and word of mouth. The actual experience was nothing like what I seen or what I expected. What I remember was how the baby was delivered and the after birth which was amazing which I never knew that you had to deliver as well. I was not aware that many doctors would be in the room standing around ready and waiting for the birth of the baby to check him out. What you see on television is far from the real thing. Needless to say I wasn’t great help because I stood behind a wall peeking over at her. I choose this example because it was my first experience which left a lasting impression that I will never forget.
The country I choose was Africa to see how birth takes place it is said that they have the worst maternal mortality rates in the world. Because of lack of hospitals, trained medical staff and transportation is why so many African women die in Childbirth. The differences between United States and Africa overall is the medical care. In the hospital room with my friend there were various Doctors waiting for the delivery of the baby.
It is amazing how different real childbirth is from TV and movies. I also was able to watch a friend give birth. It was very exciting and very spiritual for me.
ReplyDeleteHi Tashana!! I watched TLC's the baby story through all three of my pregnancies trying to gear up for what was going to happen and of course it was always different from what I saw on t.v. but for some reason I just had to watch! Having children is amazing and my sister was with me and did the same as you peeking and peering off to the side.
ReplyDeleteHi, Tashana, I am not sure why my site is hard to click on to, I hope you kind a way to get on. Thanks for sharing your experience. I have to say that in both of my birthing experience my doctor literally came into the room just as I was pushing both of my children out. My husband and I had complete privacy up to the last moments of delivery then within two minutes 3 or 4 nurses and the doctor was also in the birthing room.
ReplyDeleteWatching A Baby Story on TLC is the only birth I have ever seen and I know that what we see on TV is not what necessarily happens in real life.
ReplyDeleteI had also read about Africa births. I was shocked by the mortality rate from birth to 1 years old.
Tashana I agree that children get more nutrition's when their mother breastfeed. I'm not a parent but I hear a lot of parents say they don't breastfeed because it’s uncomfortable or the baby doesn't want to latch on.
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