Childbirth

If I were pregnant, I would like to give natural childbirth. Even though it would be more painful than having a cesarean delivery, I still want to give birth this way, because it has many benefits for the mother and the baby. For instance, we will have a quicker recovery time and can take care the baby immediately after birth. Furthermore, natural childbirth process will stimulate the mother's body to lactate early, so that the baby will soon be able to enjoy colostrum. Based on what I know, the…

held constant. I am an opinionated person since the beginning and I need real examples which involve my presence to shift a perception from something to the complete opposite. This essay will narrate my usual perception about having children and childbirth-the way I used to think before and how that perception has changed since time. I am approaching the age when everybody around me is beginning to get engaged, married or has children. My older cousins and family members are all in the process…

Stages of Childbirth Childbirth has three stages it progresses through. The first stage, or the beginning of childbirth, begins with effacing and dilating. Dilating is the opening of the cervix. Effacement is the thinning of the cervix to prepare for birth. (1) This is what causes the most pain during childbirth. It is also the longest stage, lasting anywhere from an hour to over a day. To prepare for childbirth doctors may perform an episiotomy, which is a small incision to avoid vaginal…

knowing we will be judge by others; we cannot avoid doing gender. Relating this to Martin’s “Why do Women “do gender” during childbirth, the findings described diverse ways women “do gender” during childbirth and the surrounding issues that required them to act in a certain way, which includes ; the way medical institutions and their technologies regulate and control women’s childbirth experiences ; how women often worry about their interactions during and after labor ; concerns with how…

Pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period in Hispanic culture is highly traditional, steeped in lore. Many Hispanic pregnancy and birthing practices are considered superstitious by the majority of European-Americans; however, a lack of understanding and cultural awareness in the medical community serving these patients is a main component in the reluctance of Hispanic women to seek out proper medical care and supervision. Female Hispanic migratory workers, especially those in rural areas,…

Reading response: How Childbirth Went Industrial In the article “How Childbirth Went Industrial” by Atul Gawande, Gawande explains how childbirth has gone from a natural process of life to a industrial process where you have to have surgery to take out the baby. In the first pages, Gawande give an example of a woman named Elizabeth Rourke. She was going through labor and wanted a natural birth. However, in the 39th hour of labor, Rourke had surgery to give birth to her baby. Cases like this…

country of origin: The women who have the highest birthrates tend to be from Africa, Pakistan and India. The women who have the lowest birthrates tend to be from Europe, the U.S. and East Asia. The study by Ferrer and Adsera -- which explores how childbirth rates affect a…

Many parents look back on the day their first child was born, and consider it to be the greatest day of their life. The moments shortly after labor seem subtle and all worth it for brief moment; but it is just the beginning to the journey of a long parenthood. So, what about the nine months before labor that makes the journey so excruciating for a couple? For a woman, it might be the pain that comes with a growing baby inside of them, or the immense amount of hormonal spikes they endure. During…

Kate Chopin's first child was born on May 22, 1871. Twenty-three years after the birth of her first son, Kate Chopin wrote the following account of her childbirth experience: I can remember yet that hot southern day on Magazine Street in New Orleans. The noises of the street coming through the open windows, that heaviness with which I dragged myself about; my husband's and mother's solicitude; old Alexandrine the quadroon nurse with her high bandana tignon, her hoop-earrings and placid smile;…

of Frankenstein can be seen as a symbol of Mary Shelley's perception of the process of childbirth. Frankenstein's birth was not really that traumatic or shocking. It was the idea that a monster was born that could be traumatizing or surprising. Having conducted a thorough study of Mary's personal life, it can be found that she had a unique insight when it comes to the traumas related to the process of childbirth and parenthood,…