My Birthing Experience

I have never experience a personal birthing experience nor have I ever taken part in any one else’s birthing experience. But I do often wonder what it feels like and will I ever get a chance to experience it. However I do look at a lot of birthing reality television and from what I observe it is an amazing exciting time but at the same time the actual birth can be pretty painful. I am very eager to read about my fellow peers birthing experience and maybe I can get a vivid picture of what to expect it I ever do get the opportunity to experience birth. But I can share with you how I become a mother even though I didn’t get to experience all the joy and excitement that comes with the anticipation of birth. But I do get that joy and excitement from being a mother even though it wasn’t in the nature way. Even though I didn’t give birth to my daughter I do truly feel blessed to have her in my life and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I personally do feel that birth plays a role on child development however I think environment and upbringing plays a greater role.

The country that I chose to learn about their birthing experience was South Africa. I was horrified to learn that pregnant mothers are abused by health care staff and receive little care and have a high risk of injury and death that could be avoid had they received proper care. In some instance women have gone to the hospital in labor only to be turned away and told that they are lying and then sent outside into the street. In other instances women are pinched, slapped, taunted, and sent home without medication. It was heartbreaking to learn about these horrified deeds of cruelty shown to these pregnant women. It made me appreciate living in America to say the least. I saw no similarities and one major difference that was evident was the treatment of pregnant mothers.