Talking about the "education" of families to encourage touching the baby etc. I will never forget the words of an educator in relation to childbirth, stating that the experience will begin with DE-EDUCATION, I found this to be a very powerful word as it describes that the current 'trend' of education and what has been 'learnt' from parent's and peer's and professionals is not neccessarily the 'ONLY' way.
The process of de-education is to demystfy and rectify previous information 'learnt' in the area of childbirth, and to RE-EDUCATE with the families with alllll the knowledge to allow them to make informed choices regarding their birth experience, if it be touching their baby during birth, different positions, waiting for cord to stop pulsing before cutting etc. etc. -- Yours in Childbirth and with the Love of Friendship Rita «¤†¤ÐÈ£ÏVÊR¥·WÓMÄѤ†¤» Mother of David – 13, Haydie – 11, Alysha – 10 and Baby Tyler 8 months Registered Nurse, Student Midwife (currently in hiatus – due to injury), Aspiring CBE and Doula --------- Original Message -------- From: Ruth Cantrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Touching babes at birth...... Date: 10/02/03 13:39 > > > > > > .....just as dangerous is the assumption that women are not interested in > > touching their babies during birth > > yes I agree absolutely true. Previous comments originate from having seen > many women refuse to touch themselves and being rather adamant they don't > want o look or touch when gently invited/informed/encouraged. > > >and to suggest that women need "education" > > to handle their babes at birth....Mmmmm......Encouraging the woman to touch > > her baby is a very powerful way of connecting her to the birth process and > > gives her purpose often when energies are waning .... > > Yes I have seen and experienced those aspects as well and whole heartedly > agree. > > Unfortunately it is a sad fact that for many years now it has been/is the > perception of women and that at birth the baby is handeled by someone else > and washed suctioned, taken away, wrapped etc etc before the mother gets to > hold and even if she does, the baby is most often wrapped. (Even in the > documentary made of Steve Erwin and their first baby's birth -p which > surprised me since they proclaim to be so in touch with nature.) Much > education is needed to change the damage done in the past which robs women > of confidence in simply holding their baby after birth. I am sure if more > women touched during the birth process and touched and picked up their > babies at the moment of birth the positive effects would spiral much like > throwing a pebble in the water. > > > Yours in reforming midwifery > > I applaud all effort in reforming. Education in some from is required to > change socialized belief and attitude of women who conceive and give birth > and of those who support and assist. > > > Ruth > > > ------------------------------------- > Ruth Cantrill > Griffith University > NATHAN QLD 4111 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
