That's an interesting hospital tub. Looking at the squatting platform and the way the underwater spotlights are aimed in its direction, the tub seems to be designed especially for this position. I wonder if mothers and caregivers feel obligated to have mom push squatting in that spot at every birth. Which is certainly a fine position, but the tub doesn't seem to accommodate other positions as well? I felt the need to shift around between almost every pushing contraction. Well anyway, I don't mean to nitpick on the tub. Hooray for the tub. Pretty darn amazing that hospitals do this sort of stuff. And obviously this mom was happy enough with it :)
wow. how beautiful. i had one out of three births that quiet and soft. the other two were like tropical storms. all at home, though, all as they should be.
That's an interesting hospital tub. Looking at the squatting platform and the way the underwater spotlights are aimed in its direction, the tub seems to be designed especially for this position. I wonder if mothers and caregivers feel obligated to have mom push squatting in that spot at every birth. Which is certainly a fine position, but the tub doesn't seem to accommodate other positions as well? I felt the need to shift around between almost every pushing contraction.
ReplyDeleteWell anyway, I don't mean to nitpick on the tub. Hooray for the tub. Pretty darn amazing that hospitals do this sort of stuff. And obviously this mom was happy enough with it :)
wow. how beautiful. i had one out of three births that quiet and soft. the other two were like tropical storms. all at home, though, all as they should be.
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