💓October 14th 2014💓

I would like to share my one and only personal birthing experience. On October 12,2014, I was scheduled to be induced with my first child due to some health complications. I was extremely nervous about giving birth because it was my first time and because I was being forced to go into labor. During my pregnancy, I watched tons of birthing videos, I read tons of birthing article and I also attended a couple of birthing class. Once my due date became closer, I became a nervous wreck. With so many emotions flowing on the day of me being induce, both me and my spouse forgot all the information that prepared us up until that very moment. For two days, we played the waiting game for our little one to arrive. I was given an epidural to cope with pain and I was given additional medicine to help me sleep and relax. During the final hours of pushing, I started to become very exhausted.  At 7:23 am on Tuesday October 14, 2014, we give birth to a healthy stubborn baby girl by the name of Kaissdy. All I could remember after her birth, was the doctor placing her on my chest for the skin to skin contact, and then taking her to be weighed and measured. This moment will always be special to me because it was the day that my life changed forever. I am now a Mother to a smart, sassy 2-year-old girl.

Africa

 The Congolese communities in Central Africa, religious beliefs stress that children are a gift from God. Women usually do not give birth in a hospital; their culture rather use more natural methods. Cesarean births, are viewed by tribe as a failure on the part of the mother and the use of medical intervention is not allowed. Even though each country shares different birthing practices, it does not take away from the joy that is felt during this time.

Reference:

Birth and Childhood rituals. (2012, June 11). Retrieved September 09, 2017, from https://africantribesuws.wordpress.com/birth-and-childhood-rituals/