Please suggest, preferably with specific links, images that are metaphors for birth to be used for focusing on and creating visualizations during labor.
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posted by Xalf
on Feb 7, 2012 -
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Does anyone know of a book or article that might be of help to a child and his family (he will soon be 12) whose mother died at childbirth. He is the nephew of a dear friend, the boy really values family and as he is maturing, realizes more and more, that each birthday also marks the anniversary date of his mothers' death. He is was adopted by a paternal aunt and is being raised in a loving family. If anyone has suggestions on how best to support the boy and his family, it is much appreciated. If anyone has first hand experience with this, your knowledge would be much appreciated. The issue is clearly much bigger than his birthday, but is there any way to help him emotionally to deal with this reality as he matures.
posted by jennstra
on Jul 23, 2011 -
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What is the term for the ritual in which men simultaneously enact childbirth in order to take away some of the pain their wives are undergoing?
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posted by tavegyl
on Jan 19, 2011 -
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After ~37wks of baking, our Little Spark is soon to emerge. Sonogram last week shows breech, size estimates via same sonogram say ~8# so far. Doc is now advising/arranging scheduled C-section. I'm not sure it's the right thing. Can you help me determine if I should push back & how hard?
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posted by batmonkey
on Aug 9, 2010 -
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Friend has changed significantly after having a baby. Is this normal? How can I continue to be supportive when she's difficult to be around?
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posted by pecanpies
on May 20, 2010 -
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Should I stay with my midwife practice, given a trustworthy account of a mismanaged case? This gets long, sorry.
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posted by KathrynT
on Mar 31, 2010 -
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Did I receive substandard care from my OB? Contains discussion of childbirth and related anatomy.
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posted by ellenaim
on Jan 31, 2010 -
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Movie ID help please: 18th century England, noblewoman looking for husband, writes letters with rich American who made fortune in slave trade, she befriends a slave who works in the house, they fall in love, later there is a childbirth scene. Movie made in the early 90s, low-budget look, could be made-for-TV.
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posted by jocelmeow
on Sep 9, 2009 -
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[Link is NSFW: graphic childbirth.] What is the maternity staff chanting in
this video? They seem to have a few different songs, one for when the woman is pushing and another for once the baby is born. The notes for the video say that they are in "an Asian country" but I don't know what language they're speaking.
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posted by lemuria
on Jun 22, 2008 -
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