I do not have a child birth experience of my own because I do not have any children of my own. But ai do remember when my cousin's wife had her baby. I do remember them (the Doctors and nurses) that she waited to long before she asked for medicine so they could not give her any. she had to have a twelve pound baby natural. I got caught in the room doing the delivery and I was so excited as if it was me.
Region Middle East- Turkey- Birth is the first f the turning point in life it is almost required as a happy time, in Turkey it also increase the respect for women. The Father has confidence in the future with a child and gains respect among relatives and friends. A childless woman is scorned and the male feels the same way. Birth gives the mother an identity and completes her. There are some transition customs and ceremonies that accompany birth and the and the phases connected to it.
"One of the most important transition phases in birth, the origin of life, is tradition and custom. Certain traditions women must abide by are: there must be a desire to want to be come pregnant, the mother is encourage to abide by hundreds of processes imposed by belief and religious customs,magical rituals, starting from the women which to conceive." (Turks Culture).
Before Birth- customs, traditions and beliefs focus on avoiding infertility, conception, cravings, pregnancy, determine the child's sex, and things pregnant women are to avoid
Conception: customers or measures they have to practices of popular medicine , methods of medical treatment.. 'during pregnancy - women who have just had a children and pregnant women are consider to be unwell and treated accordingly. She has to play a particular role. The pregnant women maybe described as "yuklu"( (loaded), ijican h (with twins), aAcir a yak*(slow footed) ,koynudolu (full bossomed).
boajrudolu (full breast) or guzlaci."
Traditional ways to sex of the child; the physcial apperence of the women, the food the women has consumed, the attitude of the woman, the length of time the child moves in the womb, the term of birth pains.
Now a days they use modern medical methods. The pregnant women has , forms of behavior that they are expected to avoid: No looking at bears,monkeys, camels no eating fish,rabbit, sheep heads, trotters and not chewing gum. not attending furnerals or looking at the deceased not secretly taking nad eating anything.
She is expected to engage in these:
Looking at the moon, looking at beautiful people, smell roses,eating uinces apples,green plums and grapes. They used to give birth at home with a midwife, Today they take place in hospitals with a licensed midwife
customs for the umbilical cord are still common but the customs of the placenta are not. Mothers and babies are not allowed out for forty days.
Refernces
Republic of Turkey Ministry (Turkish Culture Portal)
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