This assignment was a little hard for me. I have never had a child and the only part of pregnancy I have been apart of is coworkers and family members talking about and sharing their experiences. I have not watched someone give birth besides videos in classes. I have gone to the hospital to give my congratulations with friends and families. I have seen cows, horses, pigs, cats, and dogs born. It is an amazing experience I do not think that this hinders my knowledge of prenatal care or pregnancy. It is something that I hope to experience for myself.
One of my cousins just went to japan to live with her husband while he is in the navy. I thought that would be a great place to research about. Prenatal care is about the same in Japan as in the united states. Traditionally, mothers have a midwife who goes and visits them instead of the mother going to see the midwife and the doctor. Foods high in protein are offered to induce labor. I have never heard of that! One thing I found interesting is that traditionally not to shower for a month post delivery. After birth, many women went right back to work and went back to doing their roles as women in the household. traditionally mothers and babies are not allowed to leave the house 2 to 4 weeks after birth. In the American culture that is def. not the case. Everyone wants to see the baby and mom and dad like to show off babies.
HESONO is the ritual of when the umbilical cord falls off and is placed in a special wooden box and is significant in the relationship between baby and mother. I thought that was really interesting. It is a milestone for American mothers and babies but is different to keep it. At least I don't know of anyone who has kept it. I like learning about how other cultures live.
Hello Samantha,
ReplyDeleteThis assignment was rather difficult for me also being that I have no children nor has witnessed a birthing. I agree that is is very exciting learning about other cultures and how they do things different than us.