10 Of My Favorite Birth Practices Around The World

There is a lot of pressure for births to be a great experience, which can cause many women to feel inadequate. Cord Mama even speaks of the Dangerous Myth of an Ideal Birth: "just like none of our bodies can live up to that elusive standard of the "ideal woman," none of our birth stories will ever be perfect." And I agree with her wholeheartedly- I felt very ashamed for not giving birth without help the first time around. But it was not my fault- she was positioned the wrong way and had to turn, which meant that it was hard for me to give birth to her. It doesn't however discourage me from visualizing how a perfect birth would really look like. For me, it would be an artificial womb, in a nice birth clinic. Mom and dad can come and visit their baby without mom having to carry said baby for nine months. Meaning no birth at all. It's with huge envy that I look up to the platypus, a wonder of evolution that lays eggs AND nurses its young. It's a brilliant strategy and I think that humans should adopt it. These ideals are of course impossible. But when I look at other countries, I see many instances of great birth practices that we could adopt everywhere. I admit these are mine personal preferences, but please share yours! Rückbildungsgymnastik like in Germany German women have the choice between midwives and doctors, and both are paid by insurance. After birth, a midwife comes to your house to check on you and baby and give advice. But the best thing about Germany is th...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news