Birthing Experience

I have no children of my own so the birth of my second God Child, is the only birthing experience I have been through. Samuel is 14 years old now. His birth was a difficult one. His mom was in labor 14hours with him. He was her first child. They had given her an epidermal and it actually wore off before she gave birth. So she felt every bit of labor pain while giving birth. Samuel's birth took place in a hospital. His mother had to do something unusual because of the difficulty of birthing him. She actually had to turn from side to side  during the birthing process. She with assistance from the nurse had to continue to do this until his head and shoulders came out. She was turning and pushing at the same time. At one point he actually went back inside. This is why she  had to turn from side to side. He was a health baby he wore 8 pounds and seven ounces.

Giving Birth in China

I chose to write about China because china has a lot of superstitions and customs that  go along with giving birth. First of all according to Chinese custom a husband should carry his bride over a pan of burning coal when entering home for the first time to ensure that his wife will pass through labor successfully. During prenatal development a pregnant woman is to guard her thoughts because they can influence the unborn child. It is their belief that that the mind connects with the heart and the heart connects with the the baby in the utero. They are encouraged to read good poetry beautiful stories before going to sleep. 

They are to avoid gossip,laughing loudly and no construction is to be allowed in the home because it may cause miscarriages or deformities. They are not allowed to attend funerals. I view this as being similar to prenatal care in the US. It is simply saying to avoid stress while pregnant. Although their are some superstitions that have no medical validity. Their prenatal care is similar to ours.