Thinking back to the day I found out I was pregnant with my son, Isaiah, I remembered being very surprised and unprepared. I had Isaiah on Febuary 06, 2004. He was a week over due and I had to be induced. Throughout my pregnancy the most important thing I did was read to him daily and make sure to take my vitamins every day. Both of these things help with his brain and body development. To this day Isaiah is very interested in reading and writing books. He also likes to write plays. I chose to use my birthing experience for this example because this was the first time I had a this kind of experience up and close. Child birth is very important to Early Childhood development because development starts in the womb. Without the proper prenatal care a child could be born with life long ailments that could have been avoided.
In, Australia babies aren't announced until they are 12 weeks. This period is called the waiting period. They do this because it is most common to have a miscarriage at this time so they wait to announce and also wait to see the doctor until then. Mothers have there children at a birthing center where there are no doctors, no medicine, and no pelvic exams. Midwives are only there and the mothers are all in one room with other mothers giving birth. After have the baby they are released within 24-hours. During that first week home the midwives that delivered the baby come and visit them to ensure that they are fine.
Reference:
Kohri, Nora 1998. "Childbirth of the World". www.angelfire.com
Thank you for sharing about your experience with the birth of your son. You gave your son many wonderful gifts. One of those very special gifts was reading. I have always encouraged reading to the babies in the womb. This provides enrichment in so many ways, from hearing the mothers voice to beginning to hear language.
ReplyDeleteWhat an environment to be born into - with other mothers giving birth! This would be considered very abnormal in the US, and especially in Ohio. There is typically so much hype and encouragement for mothers to have private birthing rooms.
I agree with you that prenatal care is so important while you are pregnant and plays an important role in the way a child will develop later on in life.
ReplyDeleteI have a family at my daycare center that waited 12 weeks before they announced that they were having another baby. The mother had several miscarriages and thought announcing too early would jinx her pregnancy. She also would not buy anything until she hit 26 weeks and was heading into a safe time of pregnancy. This custom seems to happen several places around the world and even right here in the United States.
Thank you for sharing the birth of your son Isaiah with us. My daughter read to my grandson while she was pregnant with him.I remember going to her house and watching her husband read to the baby too. When Sean was born as soon as he heard his daddys voice his little head turned into his direction. I told my son in law he recognized his voice because he read to him. She also watched what she ate and drank. When she found out she was expecting she stopped drinking pop and drank more fresh juices and water.
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