Birthing Experience

Throughout life, I have not been around many woman that have had a baby.  The only birthing experience that I can look back and remember is my own birth.  I was born on October 20th, 1988.  My mother was in labor with me for about 40 hours at Sparrow Hospital, in Lansing, Michigan.  Once I was born, my mother parents were also at the hospital.  My mom and dad had their first kid and I was the first grandchild to my grandparents.  My family that was at the hospital always talked about how much hair I had.  I had a head full of dark brown hair.  The main thing that I remember from this birthing experience is that once I was born, the nurse accidentally placed me in a boy's box.  When the nurses were talking to my mom, they kept saying that  they were going to bring in her baby boy.  My mom continued to tell them that she had a little girl, me!  They eventually realized that the nurse had put me in the wrong carrier.  I chose this example because this is the only birthing experience that I have been told about and experienced!  I do have a sister, but I was not in Michigan when my mother had my sister.  It is very important to provide the child from birth to adolescent, with the most comforting and loving environment.  Whether a little baby knows what their surrounding environment is like, that is how they learn the best.  The situation of birth in regards to child development is that children continue to grow day-by-day.  From learning their first words, crawling, walking, sounding out sounds, making words, to many others.  The most critical time in a child's development is near the time of birth of each child.  

The country I chose to research about is Spain.  In Spain, they tend to receive a lot of medical help, especially in the major cities.  In the larger cities, they are usually ran by social security and the smaller cities are run by health insurance.  Most of the pregnant mothers in Spain give birth the traditional way.  Once a women experiences they are pregnant, they most go see a doctor.  During the pregnancy a midwife will make an appointment to see the mother once a month.  If the mother is not fluent in Spanish, it is highly suggested that they have someone that speaks Spanish along with them.  Spain does not allow gas or air to be used, but epidurals are very rarely used.  The only difference between Spain and the United States is in Spain, they are much more common to do the natural births.  The interesting thing that I learned is that the mothers are in the hospital for at least five days after they have the baby, before they can go home.  Also, maternity leave for a new mother is only 16 weeks and the father only gets 15 days of paternity leave.  

http://www.expatica.com/es/essentials_moving_to/essentials/10-things-to-prepare-before-giving-birth-in-Spain.html