"Hey Tina Cassidy thanks for writing Birth. Your reflection on the history of birth with unique connections from several different perspectives really got me to rethink my ideas on birth and how it is usually handled in contrast to if that is actually the best way.”
"Really, which parts were most effective or important for you?"
"Well, in the last third of the book you focused on the father's role in birth and what they go through physically, mentally, and emotionally in the months while their partner is pregnant and the moments of delivery”
Specifically,
1. Studies show that when the father is there to comfort the mother, she actually tends to be significantly more relaxed throughout the process (Cassidy, 198)
2. The father’s role in birth is now a necessity rather than an option. I feel that to some extent their role was always a necessity, people just never realized. Children without a male role model in their life are more likely to have childhood struggles than those who do. (Cassidy, 207)
3. How breast - feeding impacts the mother and/or the child (Cassidy, 236)
"But what could I have done to make this a better book - that would more effectively fulfill its mission?"
"Well, let's be clear - your text sought to provide narratives from the perspective of a mother just having given birth for the book-reading-public to better understand pregnancy & birth in our culture. In a second edition I feel that it would be a good improvement to try not to linger on one thing for too long. Generally you did a good job at this, however there were some things parts where you did. However I don't want you to feel like I'm criticizing. I appreciate the immense amount of labor you dedicated to this important issue and particularly for making me think about the history of birth & the way that society generally approaches birth, as most people do not even consider midwives. In fact, I'm likely to approach birth differently and more open minded as a result of your book."
"Thanks! Talking to you gives me hope about our future as a society!"
Rossi,
ReplyDeleteI thought it was very interesting how you decided to do a project where you actually talked to a nurse in a hospital about the real aspects of birth. Your most interesting lines where when you talked about how the third persons childhood desire was to become a doctor/nurse. All in all this was a very good post and i am sorry i did not get to hear you speech.