Home Birthing

[Rachel]

Hello all,

I just got done watching an interesting documentary called the business of being born, it is based on the idea of midwifery and homebirths and i wanted to ask a question to the larger community : could this be seen as a form of self sufficiency? Bringing our own kids into the world without the use of doctors and hospitals.

For women who have had home births in our faith what do you think, why did you want a home birth?

For men, how would you feel about a homebirth? would you feel comfotable being involved in the process? would you want to have a say in the decision about the birth of your child?

Do we need midwifes in our community or should we depend on modern science ?

Thanks all for looking at these questions
Rachel

[Anthropos]

Why was this discussion limited in meaning, scope, relevance and interest by submission under 'living as a heathen'?

[Rachel]

Why was this discussion limited in meaning, scope, relevance and interest by submission under 'living as a heathen'?

I thought it would be more relveant for the heathen people but i can see how you would think maybe it could be for the whole community feel free to move it, i take no offense i just thought that because in heathenry we believe in self reliance that here was as a good a place as any.

Mod's any suggestion on where my little thread could go?

[Murphy]

Christian's have been home birthing since well into the modern day. It is in no way specific to any religious community.

Regards,
The Papist.

[Skandi]

But you can ask the question from a religious perspective. Is home birthing the "right" thing to do IF you are heathen?

[Anthropos]

But you can ask the question from a religious perspective. Is home birthing the "right" thing to do IF you are heathen?

Oh dear... I don't know what to say to such things... Well, in fact I do.

There is no 'heathen' doctrine to begin with, so there can be no answer to that question. All you will get is a bunch of answers 'yes' and 'no', each of them from an arbitrary viewpoint. 'Heathenry' can be practically anything and anyone who so wishes can be a 'heathen', but at the same time it is only an extremely limited crowd that identifies as such. When you can have a discussion of general interest, what could possibly warrant its restriction to people who decided that they are 'heathens'?

[Rachel]

Shakes head i just wanted to talk about this awesome documentary..... sighs, can we just talk about Homebirthing and what society thinks of it, what you as an idividual think of it. ?

[Anthropos]

Hospitals are not safe, so I think it's a good idea, if you know reasonably well what you are doing. In the past I suppose that there was usually an experienced mother there. Also, the milieu and mood of most hospitals is not nearly as pleasing to the senses as it can be at home. I'm sure 'science' has a lot to object as usual; how terrible it would be if people could (once more) manage on their own and all that.

[Praamžius]

It's dangerous that's for sure , not sure if it has any benefits.It's each woman's personal choice , but she may put not only her health&life to danger , but and a newborn's.So i totally negative on home-birthing

[Rachel]

When and If i do have a kid and a good husband i want a home birth, after watching this documentary on Netflix i was so impressed by just how easy it was to just let the body do it's job without any interupptions by man. in one of the shots they showed a women just gave birth and there was no problem, she didn't cry she did'nt scream it just came out perfectly and easy.

It's a wonder what the body can do when left alone.