1. JAYMI GOMEZ MEGAN VITKO AMANDA MCCABE KEITHA MCCARTHY Childbirth: Women Today and Yesterday

2. Natural Birth Cesarean Birth Infant being expelled from woman’s vagina 3 main stages  Contractions  Delivery  Delivery of placenta Incision above uterus Doctor retrieves infant Brief Biology

3. Bradley Method Grantly Dick-Reed Participation of Father  Father works as a coach for the woman Fear of labor/childbirth is main cause for pain Information will eliminate fear. Pain Management, cause ladies-it ain’t easy.

4. Hypno-birth Medication Self hypnosis  Ensures relaxation Breathing techniques Epidurals or Spinal  Numbs from waist down Narcotic Analgesics  Reduce entire bodies ability to feel pain Pain Management cont.

5. Water Birth Birthing Ball 95 – 100 degree water Relaxing gravity tension Calming environment Sits/lays on ball before, during, after labor Ball positions baby for easy birth Birthing process can occur on the ball, if woman is comfortable Other Options

6. Religion Media Church of Scientology  SSSHH! Zuni Indians  Family help Muslim  “gre-gres” Movies TV News Misconceptions! Influences towards Methods

7. Family & Friends Birthing Classes & Doctor Mothers giving their advice Friends on trends Give suggestions Persuade towards their specially Other Influences…

8. United States of America (that’s US) Guatamala Positions Breathing techniques Pitocin –induce labor Onions and Beer! If Baby won’t come…

9. Bihar, India Mother-in-Laws Specialty  Big toe water Mama can help too…

10. Guatamala Malaysia and Indonesia Don’t cut the Umbilical cord If you do, tie it to mother’s leg Wash it Spice it Keep it in a clay pot near mother (40 days) Bury it Placentas Across the World!

11. Peru If placenta won’t deliver  Salt on mothers tongue More Placentas…

12. United States of America Alaska’s Inuit Baby laid upon mother’s chest Cleaned Introduced to mother’s breast Baby is greeted  Shake hands everyone! Now what?

13. Angolia France (1700’s) Baby not taken out of home for 7 days Washed  Oil, Red Roses, Red Wine Cleanliness Counts

14. China (1800's) Do Not Wash (for 3 days!) But not to everyone…

15. EXPLORE EVERY OPTION BE COMFORTABLE WITH YOU DECISION MAKE IT YOUR OWN THANK YOU! What Would You Choose?