Child Birth in your Life and Around the World

The birthing experience I chose to document comes from a past television program called “A Baby’s Story”. I chose this program because I have not had a personal birthing experience. What I remember about the family on television is they are young couple in their middle twenties with a two year old who they describe as very busy (Baby Story, 2007). The mother wanted her new baby here so she could get her body back to normal and meet the newest family member. Dad was only thinking about not passing out during the delivery and missing the birth of his second child (Baby Story, 2007). When the labor began for the mother she expressed her excitement that the process had begun. The doctor ordered the nurse to put the mother into pre-labor to see how the baby would respond; if the baby showed no distress they would proceed with the labor process continuing to allow her to dilate. When the moment came for delivering the baby the father was by his wife’s side coaching her through the process; he did not pass out. The mother only needed to push about four times for her son to be born (Baby Story, 2007).
I chose this example because I remembered I always enjoyed watching families welcome their newest family member into the world. This show also allowed me to experience the birth of a baby without having been pregnant myself. My thoughts about birth and its impact on child development is still a positive because the birth of a child has the ability to bring families together. Most families usually hope that their child is healthy and happy yet there are other factors that can come into play depending on a family’s economic situation. We must consider if the mother received proper prenatal care throughout her pregnancy; if she did then her baby has the greatest chance to grow and develop normally. If a mother received very little to no prenatal care she could put her baby at risk of being born with some abnormalities. I think each state should find a way to provide any pregnant individual with free prenatal care to ensure less of a chance the baby would have any disabilities.
The region I chose to research how births happen is Russia. I learned the majority of women in Russia give birth in the state hospital where they are offered birthing packages for additional fees on top of the normal procedures; packages would include dedicated nurses and private rooms. Private hospitals offer high levels of care which includes a doctor who speaks English; prices may be higher than state facilities because they may be covered by medical insurance. A normal stay after giving birth is three to seven days any time earlier patient must sign a release form. In the U.S. mothers usual stay about two days for normal birth and up to several days for patients who have caesarian births. I find this information a little different than the U.S. especially when they talk about offering birthing packages. They make sound like a vacation stay in the hospital






Reference
Baby Story, 2007. TLC channel
Giving Birth in Russia, 2014. http://russia.angloinfo.com/healthcare/pregnancy-birth/giving-birth/