Childbirth In Your Life and Around the World

When looking back on a child birth experience the first thing I think of is the birth of my son, Layton.  I remember everything from that eventful day. I remember losing my mucus plug and calling my mom freaking out because I was scared. We went to the hospital twice before they kept me. I made it to 4 centimeters before my epidural. The epidural was not very strong om my left side so they had to keep turning me to make it effective. Before the nurse came in to have me start pushing we hit the epidural medicine a few extra times which was a huge mistake. 2 hours of pushing and we had a scary discussion to make, either we had to vacuum him or or go in for a c-section which was dangerous because he was so low in the birth canal. 2 vacuum pulls later and I gave birth to a 6lbs 8oz healthy baby boy.

I chose this example because it means the most to me. I love my son more that anything in the world and I would do it all over again to share that same love with another child. I was lucky to have an easy pregnancy and a pretty easy delivery.

My thoughts regarding child birth is to make sure that you are educated about giving birth before going to the hospital. Most hospitals gives classes. Is was so educational for me to know what was going to happen when my son was in distress and how it would effect my baby and his life is something went wrong. mothers need to educate themselves because so many things can happen during childbirth that will effect the development of their child.
In Ghana most babies are born at home. Most women live in a hut with only a midwife to help them. The mothers are not given epidurals or any medications. These mothers delivery naturally on their own with no help. The difference I had was that I was given pain medication and an epidural which I couldn't imagine giving birth without! I now understand that many countries deliver babies without the shelter of a hospital or the help of nurses or pain medication. It is great to know that if I had to do it again this could be a real option for me.