Personal Birthing Experiences

The birthing experience I decided to discuss; is the birth of my daughter. My daughter was due on Christmas day, but my doctor wanted to go out of town for the holiday so he wanted to induce my labor. I checked in the hospital 3's  days before the holiday and my baby's due date. The nurse explained to me the process and I prepared myself with the notion that I was about to be a mother in a little while. My parents and siblings wanted to be there, but since they do not get along with my daughter's father they decided to leave and come back later. When the labor pains began I screamed and hollered so loud that the nurses came to my room and asked me to stop screaming so loudly because I was scaring the other patients. I labored for about a day and a half before my daughter was born. The pain was excruciating, but the end results were worth it. The day my daughter was born the doctor came into the room to see how far I had dilated. When he checked I was only 2, so he decided to break my water bag. After he bust my bag, the doctor quickly discovered that my baby had made a bowel movement. The doctor quickly ordered a cesarean section and I was nervous. Even though I was nervous I knew that she had to come out. Laying on the operating table was very scary, but once I heard my baby cry I was really delighted. The nurse showed me my baby and she looked healthy so I was very pleased. My baby had to stay in the NICU for her hospital time. I could not have her in the room with me because I had a fever. It was a rough birthing experience and I would not trade it for nothing in the world. I
My daughter was born weighing 8 pounds and 11 ounces.

While researching birthing experiences in another country, I chose to view the birthing experience of African women. Child birthing classes were absolutely unheard of and unavailable. Women in Africa normally give birth at with or with out another person there. In some cases African women use a hand crafted birthing stool. Women in Africa is supported by the older women in their community and the assist the pregnant woman with giving birth. I found this information to be very interesting and I could not believe some of the videos I watched with the woman laying on the ground and giving birth by herself. After giving birth the woman cleaned herself up and the baby and wrapped the baby around her and went back to work.