When doing research for this blog assignment I cam across a website about birth customs around the world. The first experience it describes the an american woman who gives bith in the Netherlands. She described the experience as good, and outlined the many differences between there and the United States. She stated that only about half of the women chose to go to the hospital for delivery, and that when pregnant women were referred to midwives. Each woman is given a kit for a home birth, and even in the hospital it is less invasive and women are seldom given epidurals. This is such a different experience from what I had. My experience was stressful, but the medical staff was alway respectful of my wishes, and did what was best for me and my daughter. The attitude of the Netherlands seems to be a more natural one, whereas it seems in the United States it has become more of a medical procedure than a natural experience in the development of life.
This website also offers other experiences from around the world.
http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/giving-birth/vaginal/birth-customs-around-the-world/?page=1
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