She had just given birth to her second child, a son, on October 30, at a hospital in Gaza City. She told me that she’d heard that painkillers might not be available, so she didn’t ask for them.

Water birth precludes close monitoring of the mother and the baby which is necessary for managing these clinical conditions. 4. You Are Not Carrying Twins Twin delivery requires constant monitoring.

The practice of confinement, referred to as “sitting the month” in Chinese, facilitates this recovery and includes rules such as the new mother (and baby) not leaving the house, drinking cold ...

I'm an American who gave birth to my 3 kids in Germany. I had a postpartum midwife covered by insurance, and a water birth in the hospital. Essay by Naomi Kaye Honova ...