The beginning of "Birth" by Tina Cassidy talks about the different accounts of women's birth experiences she recevived.Which led her to writing her book. Cassidy really dives into both the labor and delivery procedures during the early decades and contrast them with today's "advanced knowledge". Then she goes on to claim that the real difficulty of the birthing process is infact the woman's pelvis.Her evidence for this was on page 16 whichs proves that by comparing a Homo Sapien's pelvis to that of a chimpanzee and Australopithecus Africanus, evolution has not favored the woman.
I found this book to be oddly entertaining and enjoyable to read. For me I found the info about the midwives really interesting ,this was due to the fact before this book I didnt know much about them. Like when they talked abouthow a midwife during the seventeenth century used odd-shaped large syringes for baptism in utero.It was a shock to hear what mothers in the much ealier decades had to go through .
It was also insightful to hear how much a role where the baby is born location wise plays.It was always my thought that culture has a major role in the birthing process. The book also discusses the Lamaze method,th tools of obstetricians, ultrasound, the trial of the postpartum period, and breastfeeding.
To me personelly as a male who one day may have children of his own was Chapter 8: A Father's Place. Its odd how in a werid way we all tend to ignore the importance of a father. Whether as a witness or advisor a father plays a crucial role to the mother and the baby, because this is when the baby's bonding with the father begins. It's a shame how we as a society and even the fathers themselves have been excluded from the process.
I found this book to be oddly entertaining and enjoyable to read. For me I found the info about the midwives really interesting ,this was due to the fact before this book I didnt know much about them. Like when they talked abouthow a midwife during the seventeenth century used odd-shaped large syringes for baptism in utero.It was a shock to hear what mothers in the much ealier decades had to go through .
It was also insightful to hear how much a role where the baby is born location wise plays.It was always my thought that culture has a major role in the birthing process. The book also discusses the Lamaze method,th tools of obstetricians, ultrasound, the trial of the postpartum period, and breastfeeding.
To me personelly as a male who one day may have children of his own was Chapter 8: A Father's Place. Its odd how in a werid way we all tend to ignore the importance of a father. Whether as a witness or advisor a father plays a crucial role to the mother and the baby, because this is when the baby's bonding with the father begins. It's a shame how we as a society and even the fathers themselves have been excluded from the process.
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