My Child Birth Experience

My first child birth was both exciting and difficult. The labor was very life threatening. Child birth is a very painful experience and yet something that I will never forget. My son was the first grandchild on both sides of the family. I took all the precautions of prenatal care. My heart rate drop drastically and all the medicine affected my baby and he was not breathing. My life flash before my eyes. I thank God that he spared my life and for a strong praying family. Yet I was very excited to see my baby.  My husband and other members of my family was very supporting.

I believe that prenatal care is very important but also keep in mind sometimes things happen unexpectedly. In precaution it regarding a healthy growth of the fetus inside of the womb.

Traditionally, women in Kenya have given birth at home. In this predominately rural culture, birth is a meaning-laden event not only for a woman and her extended family but also for the entire community. Children are viewed as a blessing, a gift from God. A pregnant woman is supported by older women in the community and cared for by what is now called a traditional birth attendant (TBA). While the value of TBAs has sometimes been debated, they continue to play a vital role in the birth experience for most women in rural African communities. In a country with 40% unemployment, a depressed economy, and widespread poverty, medical care is often unaffordable or simply unavailable—another reason why many women in rural, African communities turn to TBAs for assistance in labor and birth at home.

I have found that the women in Kenya child birth is very similar to American woman. The big difference is poverty and not being to afford the proper medical care. In Kenya their are more deaths during birth .

Reference

J Perinat Educ. (2004) Birth and a Vision: Lamaze Childbirth Education in Kenya, East Africa

 Summer; 13(3): 27–30. A Lamaze International Publication  Doi:  10.1624/10581240X1743