Trials of Childbirth The array of feelings that occur during child birth can range from unthinkable pain, to unimaginable joy. There is no way to describe what child birth is like until one goes through it themselves. This photo depicts the moments directly after labor where the mother feels a mixture of exhaustion and adoration. A mothers bond with her child is enforced as soon as she finds out that she is pregnant, but it expands infinitely she holds her new baby for the first time. The indescribable pain and joy that a woman can feel in one life changing moment is terrifying. For everyone the birthing experience is different, but then ending result is usually the same. Complete and utter joy. This photo graph captures a beautifully private moment where a new mother clings to her newborn child. Although this is a still picture, one can see several emotions cross this woman’s face all at once. This Denver, Colorado based photographer captures this heartwarming moment where a mother feels exhaustion and joy all at once. Giving birth is obviously a very trying moment in a woman’s l...
In kilner’s case study “Having a baby the new-fashioned way”, present a story that can be relatable to a lot of families struggling to have a child. This is a dilemma that can be controversial and ethical in own sense. The couple that were discussed in the case study were Betty and Tom. Betty and Tom who are both in their early forties who have struggled to bear children. Dr. Ralph Linstra from Liberty University believes that “Fertility can be taken for granted”. Dr. Ralph talks about how many couples who are marriage may run into an issue of bearing a child and turn to “medical science” to fix the issue. He discusses that “God is author of life and he can open and close the womb”. That in it’s self presents how powerful God.
The Dutch philosophy about childbirth is that it’s a natural, physical process, not a medical condition. Prenatal care is usually provided by midwives and unless there are complications the role of the doctor or gynecologist is minimal if any. More than 60% of Dutch women get pregnant, have a baby and go home without ever seeing a gynecologist or a doctor. Home births are also fairly common practices with the Dutch, they account for approximately 30% of all births. There are fewer preventative screenings and test as well. (Buitendijk , de Jonge & Gravenhorst , 2007) They also rarely use pain medicine during labor; instead the emphasis is placed on natural methods of pain management such as yoga. In general, they believe in a non-interventionist approach to medical and maternity care in the Dutch culture (DeVries, 1998)
Ignaz Semmelweis was a doctor who found a way to prevent childbirth fever. What childbirth fever is, is the mothers in maternity wards were dying after giving birth. He found two reasons that could be why. First, two wards were having the mothers give birth in two different ways. One way was having them give birth on her back. The second way was having the mother's birth on their sides. He tried having the mother’s birth on both sides. But, there was no effect on what way they give birth. After the mothers died, he noticed a priest walking through the halls and ringing a bell. He thought that it could have scared some of the mothers and make them die. He stopped the priest from going throughout the halls and ringing the bell. That also had no effect. He found out that between the doctors’ ward and the
A description can never be as vivid as an event that has been experienced. An experience can never be as defining as an event that has left you changed. Under the intensity of childbirth, you're more likely to remember details that would otherwise go unnoticed. All the scenes come together to leave a permanent imprint on the mind's eye.
It was August 25, 2006 and I just received the news that I was going to have a baby. At that moment so many thoughts ran through my mind. I was extremely nervous and terr...
Niamh is hoping for a natural vaginal birth, but her partner feels that an elective caesarean section would be the best option. Niamh felt quite low after the birth of their daughter and did not feel that she bonded well initially. She is scared that this may happen again; however she is also worried that she may bond very well with the new baby and develop a greater feeling of love for the new baby than she has for her daughter. Niamh also fears her daughter's reaction towards having a new baby in the house. There are many psychological factors in this case; however, the three factors that I am going to discuss in this assignment are the maternal/infant attachment, maternal mental health and pain and coping.
Today, as I arose for the day, I took a moment to admire how my body has changed over the last few months. I stood in front of the mirror in awe of how much my belly had grown, of how beautiful it looked. I looked back on how I had viewed my body before finding out I was pregnant and I realized how much more confident I have become since I started showing more and more with each passing day. Standing in front of the mirror I was in awe of how a real person was growing inside me. Every day my daughter's tiny kicks consistently remind me that there is someone growing inside of me. I am always in awe that I have the ability to make a human being, but I know being pregnant is one of the most natural things our bodies can do. Truthfully, being pregnant
July 17,2015, 4:20 a.m., my first-born baby girl arrived. At that moment, I realized I am no longer just a sister, a cousin, niece or a daughter. I am a first-time mom. For the first time, I held a new born baby. I got my first chance of changing, bathing and feeding a new born. The feeling was unpredictable. Just in two days we were finally home. I was to doing the same thing, except with a lot more moving around, up and down the steps constantly.
It was 11:45pm on a gloomy Monday night, and an excited Cynthia was putting the finishing touches on her sky blue baby shower invitations. Cynthia worked up a sweat from all of this activity, and then suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. At that moment she immediately woke her husband Matthew with a loud shrill that sounded like “The baby is coming!”. Matthew thought he was still dreaming until he felt a hard thud on the top of his head, and opened his eyes to his wife’s pale face that was as bright as a ghost. Matthew did not know what to think, this was his first child, his first everything and he was nowhere near ready to become a new father. Matthew still had a lot of bottled in information about himself that he has yet
In the early weeks of March, in the year 2007, I was weeks away from delivering my first child. At the doctor’s appointment I had five days prior to delivering, my doctor had decided I would be induced early. My doctor made this decision because my baby was measuring big and lying low in my pelvic region causing me pain. The feeling of excitement and fear flooded my body, but I knew the result of the pregnancy was going to be a gorgeous healthy baby I would love for the rest of my life. The morning of my induction my husband and I arrived at the hospital a few minutes past midnight. The nurses wheeled me into the room where I would spend the next twelve hours of my life in the most intense pain I would ever experience. The nurses placed my IV, so I would not get dehydrated through-out labor. Then my doctor arrived to examine me, broke my water and gave orders for a Pitocin drip that would help my body kick start labor. Because of my baby measuring big, the doctor inducing me early, and laboring for twelve hours I was welcomed into the world of Motherhood.
A 35-year-old mother and her husband delivered a baby boy on March 7, 2016. This paper documents key interactions of the mother and family with the infant during student clinical rotations on March 8, 2016. When the baby was first brought to the family the mother’s posture relaxed and the father smiled at the newborn. The infant was placed in the mother’s arms, when he was firmly held by the mother he stopped crying and grew calm. While holding the baby the mother would slowly rock back and forth to soothe the child.
The Feeling of True Love A palpable feeling in the air, anxiety for the babies to be born. As a
In the poem “Woman to Child” the author, Judith Wright, illustrates the theme of maternal love. It shows how a mother’s love for her child is extremely unconditional from the beginning of pregnancy to the birth of the child and so on. It is a heart touching poem with a beautiful meaning. The poem is definitely true to its title. It is also true to a mother’s feelings, and a mother’s bond to her unborn child. Wright’s poem focuses on the different stages of pregnancy and motherhood. She describes the life-changing and amazing process of birth, along with the happy feeling associated with becoming a mother. There is nothing in this world that could ever compare with the joyful feeling of motherhood. Judith uses figurative language to help portray these two processes in a poetic, but best of all an artistic manner. As a result of her cleverness in using these elements, the maternal love theme is remarkably expressed in an outstanding style.
Children are supposed to be the pride and joy of an adult’s life. When someone’s child is born, the love that is shared between the parents and child is unbreakable; the bond is impenetrable. Nearly everyone, one day would desire to become a parent. Moreover, when that day comes and the little one enters the world, the child is the most important thing in their parents’ lives. Parents cherish the simple precious moments with their son or daughter, which is imbedded in their memory forever. For instance, the first time one holds their baby, or the first time steps are taken, the first time the child smiles, the first time the little one utters the words mamma or dada, or says’ I love you. There are no words to express the feelings one possesses
Throughout life, we as women face many challenges as well as achievements. As women one of our top changing life situations, where we face various obstacles and experience most of our best joyful moments is motherhood. The stage of motherhood helps us become aware of our capability of being strong, independent, and responsible beings. It also helps see the best of us, our kindness and the quantity and quality of our love, it helps us grow and become a better person. Having experienced the stage of pregnancy four times in her life, my mother offered me an accurate description of what she went through during her pregnancy phase of her second baby daughter (me).