Childbirth In Your Life and Around the World

The birth that I took part in was the birth of my nephew.  The reason why this birth stands out in my mind is because my sister went through a lot for her son to be born.  I remember my sister having high blood pressure, and the doctors had to monitor her until her pressure went down.  She was then sent her home because she did not dilate enough to have the baby.  My sister made my other sister and me walk with her to help the baby come sooner because she was well overdue.  My sister was in labor for two days, and she was in so much pain.  I was upset, but excited at the same time, and finally my baby nephew was born on August 3, 2010 at 8:01 p.m.  My family, especially my mother was so excited for the newborn baby.  I chose this birth because it was the first birth that occurred in the family in a while, so we all were very excited.  Furthermore, the main thought that I have on birth and its impact on child development is that the interaction and connection the mother has to the child while it is in the womb and after it is born is paramount to the child’s development.  The more nurturing the mother is during and after childbirth, the more likely the baby will be receptive because he or she will feel the sense of being cared for.  Being cared for is a universal desire that all babies seek.
            The region of world that I have chosen is China.  According to Parenting (2017), “China has been getting steadily more urban and Western, and along with capitalism, America has exported its medical approach to childbirth here. Hospital birth has almost completely replaced home birth, except for the poorest and most rural of women” (p.1).  This means that it was preferable for women in China to have home births, but as the country becomes more influenced by the United States, many births in China now occur in hospitals just like the USA.  They also have natural births or C-section births just like mothers in America.  The only time in which a woman in China has a different childbirth is when she lives in a rural area or living in poverty.  Because of this similarity, the impact of birthing and child development is the same as long as the mother is nurturing the baby during and after childbirth.

                                                                References
Parenting.  (2017). Birth and Maternal Health Around the World.  Retrieved from
            http://www.parenting.com/article/birth-maternal-health

Teresa Herbert



Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 8, 2017 at 1:05 PM

    Teresa,
    Great post! I agree with you completely when you mentioned about the connection between mother and child, and nurturing the child. From inside the wound, I believe a connection or bond is built between the mother and child before birth. If this is a continuing process after birth, the child will not lack care and proper development and growth.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 9, 2017 at 7:39 AM

    Hi Teresa,
    The birth of a nephew is great. I wasn't there to experience my nephews birth, but I was on the plane a few days later and with him while he was in the NICU. Along with taking care of him his first year of life. My sister also had a rough pregnancy, experiencing high blood pressure. She was due in April and gave birth to my nephew in January. While he spent a few month in the hospital after birth, today you wouldn't know that two years ago he went through so much. I look at the birthing options we have here, compared to other countries, and we are fortunate. I believe each country should have a birthing center that helps women. Child birth is a very important and dangerous matter.
    -Samantha

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  3. UnknownJuly 9, 2017 at 3:35 PM

    It is so important to have a support system when giving birth. I have always found it more comforting to have women with me. Mothers or not I felt they understood better what I was going through.
    I know you helped make your sister's experience better.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 9, 2017 at 7:22 PM

    Hi Teresa,
    I also had a long labor with my first son. It is so important to have a strong support system. I strongly agree with what you said about babies having a universal desire to be cared for. The connections and bonds happen before they are born. My husband would sing to my son before he was born and his first days home the baby would instantly calm when he was sang to by his father. The bonds are very strong.
    Nina

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  5. AnonymousJuly 9, 2017 at 7:54 PM

    Hello Teresa, I also chose China. I read that many women go to America to have their birth because the Americans are more caring. I read that after a woman gives birth in China, they have to depend on their family to care for them while they are still in the hospital, the nurses' job is practically done one the baby is born.

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