Child Birth Around the World

The  personal birthing experience I chose to write about is that of my sister Brittany, when she had my nephew Kaden.  Kaden was her first born child.  During childbirth myself and his father were present in the room.  Although I have three children of my own and have been present for all three of their births (smile) I had no idea how amazing childbirth was.  During the time she was in labor I was there to help her breath and to keep her calm.  Once she started the actual pushing process it really became real to me.  After a few pushes there was a head full of hair that had crowned.  Shortly after a bouncy baby boy weighing 6 lbs 13 oz the exact weight of all three of my children.  Actually being in the room and watching him come into the world changed the way I saw childbirth.  Even after giving birth myself previously I never really realized the power of the human body and natural childbirth.

                                                               My youngest daughter Ari and I with Kaden

The country that I decided to write about is China.  It was interesting to find out how their babies are born and how foreigners have a totally different birthing experience that locals.  I choose China because I read about how males were banned from the labor room.  I am glad that this is not a rule here in the U.S. because I wouldn’t have wanted to give birth without my husband, nor miss the birth of my nephew.  In China, all the ob-gyns are female. Men are not allowed in the delivery room. Even when you wish your husband to help you as an interpreter, the nurses will tell you to leave the labor room. In one hospital, they had a camera set in the labor room and the husband was only able to talk with his wife over the screen with a phone conversation.

Childbirth of the world. Retrieved 2013 http://www.angelfire.com/wi/caretheworld/english/ebirthworld.htm