Monty Python
I would never want doctors like these! Its like they made a joke out of the birth process. It seemed like there was only one important teacher (who still acted goofy) and then there was his little peasants who did everything for him. Off of the back this seemed as if it were a normal birth because the attention was focused on the doctor. In the beginning of the video the doctors word choice were ridiculous. He said things such as “Get the machine that goes ping,” and “ get the most expensive one.” People really listened to what the doctor orders, without saying “are you sure you know what your doing?” It reminded me of a scene from a movie when the doctors were bringing in the equipment to the deliver the baby with, and the music that went with the scene sound as if it was from star trek. At one point the doctors were just standing around the table banging on the bed, totally forgetting their purpose. When the woman finally arrived, she hopped up onto the delivery bed and spread her legs apart. It looked like the most uncomfortable thing in the world. It made me wonder if there are any real life situations that are similar to this. “Don’t you worry we will soon have you cured.” The lady didn’t even have a disease! They make it seem as if she was sick. When the lady began to give birth she asked the doctor what she should do, he replied “You are not qualified.” A real doctor now in days probably would have said “Just breath and relax.” The doctors put the woman’s legs in lithotomy position and when the baby came out they took a butchers knife and cut the umbilical cord as if there were in a meat shack. After that, the doctors left out of the room like nothing every happened. She lay there looking confused and then asked the gender of her new born child, as a response she got “ it’s a little to early for roles” LOL! This whole entire situation was just a scene from a comedy. In this video there was no family members present at, no love was shown, no epidermal or sedatives were given to the mother. It was just like a hit and run...let push the baby out and then leave. It was the least natural or normal birth ever.. This birth didn’t even fall into either category. It was just a weird and unsafe birth that no women should ever encounter.
Ina May
When looking at Ina May video discussing natural child birth, she made a statement about how the men and women would just kiss when ever contractions came along. This is something that we discussed in class, and something that isn’t done often. Often I hear about normal child births and think that it is the best way to give birth, but after listening to the points that Ina May were making...It helped me to see that natural child birth is something that maybe all women should have. Even though at one point she discusses how the doctor putting his/hers fingers into the woman’s vagina to open it up, can sometimes as if her privacy is being invaded or can make the mother feel uncomfortable. A good argument that she brings up is allowing the mother to have a midwife present that will make her feel safe and feel as if there is someone there who is similar to her, which will make her comfortable enough to push out the baby with no problem. This is something that doesn’t occur during natural birth, it should because often women feel like hell when giving birth. In normal births when the doctor gives the patient epidural’s and other pain medicines to relax them, I guess this serves as their own way to help them feel better while giving birth.
Giraffe gives birth
This seemed like the least careless birth ever possible. The giraffe was just walking around not seeming to care that there was a baby giraffe being born. It looked as if the mother was growing weaker, because she began leaning over to the side. I can tell that it probably was a painful having the giraffe just stuck there and having to carry that weight around on her back. After all of that walking the mother did, all of a sudden the giraffe came out. It reminded me of a human birth because sometimes mothers walk a lot of induce the labor. When the giraffe splattered out, it had a coating around its body...and it looked as if brown fluids were coming out of the mother. I felt bad for the baby giraffe because it hit the floor so hard and seemed as if it were dead, but I guess that is natural for a giraffe birth. Towards the end of the video, the mom came and pulled some skin off of the baby and just walked away. It didn’t seem very loving, similar to when the baby is born and right away they are taking away from their mother. Overall this birth is similar to a human normal birth, unloving and fast.
Dolphin Gives birth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmBziYFME7I)
This birth looked similar to the giraffe giving birth, but instead of the dolphin walking around, it swam around with the baby hanging out from the back of her. When the baby finally came out, a lot of blood looked like it was released also. The mother’s hole looked as if is stretched out (just as during a woman’s birth) At the end of the video there was a “birth certificate” and it stated that the baby dolphin weighed 30lbs! This is another animal birth that related to a human normal birth because the process was fast and didn’t seem as if there was much love being shown. To the mother or to the child being born. Even though these all are similar to normal births, it seems like animal birth serves as the most natural birth because it is just the mom and the baby involved. There are no doctors, no medicine, no kissing/hugging...its just a birth taking place...what can be more natural than that?
Women giving birth
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_3JjgiUzVI&feature=related)
I watched a video of a women giving birth, and the doctor placed the woman’s leg in lithotomy position and then picked up silver tongs and scissors, but the video wasnt clear on telling exactly what she used these things for. Right after the doctor put her utensils down, the baby came out. She pulled him by his head and then yanked at his shoulders, grabbing him out of the vagina upside down (so that his legs were in the air and his head was facing the floor). After this she handed him over another women which held the baby by his legs upside down, carried him to a incubator and rolled him out of the room. When I saw how the nurse took the baby into her hands, I was so shocked. I wondered what country this was done in, and whether this was something frequent. It looked as If they were trying to kill the baby the way they held him. It was unbelievable! Something we learned in class is that a baby should never be pulled by the head when being born, because in many cases the babies head has come off.
C- section Birth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWmHAJMaW1w)
Bloody, a lot of cutting and a lot of hands on one place. It looked so painful, imagine sitting there while a bunch of people are cutting your stomach open. When watching it I forgot all about the fact that the baby is actually bought out of the stomach! It shocked me when I saw the doctors pulling the baby out of the stomach because it seemed like that was the natural way the baby is suppose to be born, instead of a alternative way. When the baby came out, the doctors used a baby blue suction type tool (that I saw people use a lot when a baby’s nose is stuffed) and they insert it into each of the new born’s nostrils and mouth. Even though this looked normal, I can tell that this is not the way most births take place. It was far from a natural birth, and it seems as if the recovery time would take longer than if the women had a vaginal birth.
Watching all of these videos gave me more insight to the different type of births that can take place whether it’s a women or a animal who is in the situation. Before watching these I knew about the way birth can look, but being able to forwards and rewind births helped me to understand and examine different parts that I wanted more insight on.
