Child Birth

 I have not had any children yet but I did take part in the birth of my
niece. My younger sister asked me to be in the delivery room. She was induced
so I got their around 8am. They had her on an IV and broke her water. She had
alot of different options to help manage the pain like get in a tub or sit on
a exercise ball. When the pain got to much she got an epideral. At 1202, the
doctor came in and she began to push. Soon after my niece was born. It was
such a joyous experience.
    I never really thought about how it would be different giving birth in
another country so I decided to look about Kenya. It was so different. There
was noone around while this mother was giving birth. She squated over the
floor and literally gave birth on the floor. Once she gave birth a neighbor
came over and tied a string around the imbilical cord and cut it. She then put
the baby in a pail of water and then laid it on the bed. It was not a joyous
moment. The mother did not even pick up the child or anything. She said that
this was her 8th child and she could not feed any of them. It was very sad and
so very different from the birth that I experienced.