Birth Experience

Two weeks before my due date, I went to my sister-in-laws wedding.  After the wedding, we went home for a little bit before going to the reception.  I started getting contractions about 2 minutes apart.  I quickly packed a bag for my almost 4 year old son and dropped him off at my fathers.  On the way to the hospital we passed my sister in laws limo!!  About 1 mile from the hospital my water broke.  We parked the truck in the circle in front of the hospital.  My husband went in and got a wheelchair.  I got up to labor and delivery and in less than 5 minutes I gave birth to a 6lb 11 oz baby girl.  We were excited as we didn't know what we were having so now we had a boy and a girl.  My husband called the reception hall to let everyone know we had the baby.  My father brought my son down to see the baby and he came in the room and wanted to know where his pink baby was!  It was so cute!!

I chose this event because it was pretty interesting that I had her in between the wedding and the reception.  Plus it was a very quick delivery compared to my son's.

I believe that events that happen at birth play a huge role in a child's development.  There are some dramatic things that can go wrong that will affect a child forever.

The Ngöbe are among the poorest of Latin America’s people.  The women give birth in their straw huts far away from medical clinics.  All pregnancies are classified as high risk due to the extreme poverty.   It is also common for women to have 9-10 children.

I can understand how the lack of medical care in rural areas can play a huge part in  how children are born and children's development.