Hey- thanks for writing on the birth history and how it has come a long way since the ancient years. I found it very intriguing and enjoyed it as well. Your overall perpective of birth on how there were very dangerous procedures people did to give birth using different tools and methods epecially cesurans which me see a bigger picture on giving birth. I didnt know how severe it was to have a baby and it made me think twice about c-sections. In the last third of the book you focused on the father's perpective or place in birth,the aftermath of the birth and suming up the whole book.
1.) In other cultures, fathers have a specific role-one very simliar to the mother's. Page.210
2.)Throughout history, the immediate postpartum period has been as much as victim of fahsion and misconception as has labor and birth. Page 215
3.)Why does it seem most of the things talked about leads to death or something bad?
Given that aim, and your book, the best advice I would give for a 2nd edition of the text would be, more stories from real life people than just the history and interviews that could be taken place from others. But 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 c-sections and the process of labor and how are so many things that could happen & different techniques being used. In fact, I'm likely to do give natural birth rather than c-section differently as a result of your book." The author replies, "Thanks! Talking to you gives me hope about our future as a society!"
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