The Birth Experience.from 2 Points of View Essay - 959 Words

We are all told that though painful, giving birth is one of the most amazing and beautiful experiences that a person can go through. When talking to two women that have given birth you see the differences of the two but you also see similarities. Given the opportunity to talk to two mothers I learned their stories and how things have changed in life from one time that one had given birth to the time the second woman gave birth. Even down to the simplest things there are differences in todays experience of giving birth that make things easier compared to 50 years ago. Two women, two stories, and a little person brought into this world, these sort of conversations are both enlightening and beautiful stories. Barbara Martin, a 72 year old†¦show more content†¦Because it was her first born the labor seemed long, although it only lasted 10 hours she said it â€Å"felt like forever†. It wasn’t until two hours after she gave birth that she finally got to see and hold her newborn baby girl. The second woman I interviewed was Shea-La Baker, a 24 year old caucasian woman. On the day after Thanksgiving 2008, 19 year old Shea-La found out that she was pregnant by missing her period. Though she didn’t take that as her only way of knowing, Shea-La went out and bought 5 at home pregnancy tests, that all confirmed she was indeed pregnant. At first Shea-La was filled with all sorts of emotions from scared, to happy, and from nervous to extremely excited. Being that Shea-La was young she knew this meant a big lifestyle change, she couldn’t go out and party and she was no longer going to be able to drink alcohol. As the first few months went by things went from new and exciting to tragic in an instant. In March 2009, her boyfriend, and father of her baby, was injured and put into a coma due to an ATV accident. Because of this accident Shea-La was filled with worry and stress so she was unable to enjoy being pregnant. After a month her boyfrien d was finally able to come home but still, Shea-La had to take care of him and it took a toll on her pregnancy. After it was Shea-La’s last trimester she was put on bed rest and finally had to stop and think about the health of her and her baby. During her pregnancy