Childbirth: friend or foe?
I have been perhaps always obsessed but not always knowledgeable about childbirth and what it entails. I cringe thinking about pain but get excited thinking about little creatures that live in your body. I find it interesting that specifically American culture views childbirth as a painful negative event that must be “endured” for the end result. It wasn’t like that 100 years ago. It’s not like that today in Japan and the Netherlands, both economically similar to the U.S. I’m currently reading Ina Mae Gaskin’s “Guide to Childbirth.” I will update another time.