Unfortunately I have yet to be blessed with children of my own. Therefore I chose to write about the birth of my beautiful god-daughter, Jaycee. Jaycee’s mother and I became friends through a mutual friend. She was 21 years old and had another daughter when she herself was in the 7th grade. She was very excited about being pregnant, but nervous also as her older daughter had been raised more like a sister than a daughter. It was so much fun to experience each Dr. visit and birthing class as we prepared for Jaycee. I will never forget how nervous and giddy I felt when I got the call on October 9, 2009 that it was time!!!! Kenley did opt for an epidural; I can’t help but laugh thinking about the nurse asking Kenley if she wanted an epidural or did she plan for natural childbirth, she rose up and said lady there is nothing natural about having a baby. Lol. About 5 ½ hours later with her mom at her head holding her hand and me holding one leg and Jason holding the other leg my little Jaycee Bug came into the world. I will never forget the overwhelming feeling of love that I felt for Jaycee the moment she came into the world.
I decided to look into birthing practices in Africa. Women in Africa are 175 times more likely to die in childbirth. That breaks down to one in 16 chance of dying while giving birth and according to reports can be avoided. Many women in Africa deliver alone and without untrained attendants; most deaths and disability result from delays in recognizing complications, reaching a medical facility or receiving quality care.
Africa Childbirth Death to High
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3206960.stm
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you were a great coach for your god-daughter's mother. I agree that once you have experienced the miracle of birth, love overflows for that child.
How sad for the women of Africa that so many die in childbirth. I studied birth in Guatemala and the same barriers cause women to die in that country also. They are working to educate people in each village about childbirth so that the statistics do not have to be as high.