January 29th, 2005 I gave birth to my daughter, my first time experiencing birth I was relaxed and calm. I had my family and friends there for support. The doctors decided to break my water when I dilated 5 centimeters, when I was ready to deliver fifteen doctors and 5 nurses came into the room. I started panicking because there was so many doctors I was concerned about my daughter. The nurses on my right and the doctor delivering my daughter kept trying to calm me down, I tried to be calm but I knew something was wrong. After delivering my daughter all the doctors rushed over took my daughter to the nursery. My nurse and doctor than explained when they broke my water my daughter had a bowel movement, there was a high possibility she may has ingested it. This experience was traumatizing to know there is a problem but not know what the problem is.
In South Africa the birth of a baby is extremely traumatizing for women. They are ill treated and do not receive proper care for while recovering from child birth. These women lack the knowledge necessary for a healthy recovery. Nurses and doctors lack compassion for these women. Higher up medical professionals does not address the care provide to women will birthing their child.
To learn how the women in South Africa are treated during a precious time of your life which should be filled with joy and excitement, it hurts my heart. There is no comparing child birth in South Africa to my personal experience.
Wow! Your experience was very traumatizing! I too had a traumatic experience when they told me my baby's heart rate was dropping and had to perform an immediate c-section. I pray all is well with your baby and it was awesome that you had so much support during your delivery!
ReplyDeleteThat is scary! Was your daughter past the due date? It is always scary when there is a swarm of medical professionals during child birth. As the mother, your instincts are telling you to protect your child and that the best thing for the baby is you, which is usually true. It would be hard to let the newborn go with a doctor. Hopefully all is well now. Thanks for sharing!
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