My First Child Birth Experience 

            I remember that day of my child’s birth clearly and it wasn’t too long ago. I t was only 11 months ago. It was a wonderful and exciting yet painful and scary. My initial duo date was on February 22nd, 2017, I had my contraction on February 11th and it lasted for two days. I couldn’t tolerate the pain, so my husband took me to the hospital.  I wasn’t 4cm dilate: therefore they didn’t admit me to delivery and I was sent home in the morning of the. I came home and took hot shower and they pain got worse, I tried to sleep and didn’t work.  The same night on the 12th, we went to the hospital again and asked them to give some medication because the pain kept escalating. The nurse checked and I wasn’t dilated enough so they gave me morphine to decrease the pain. I finally was able to sleep for about 4 hours, I woke up with pain again and this time even more painful than before. I was crying and screaming at the nurses because I couldn’t feel myself. The morning of the 13th, I was finally dilated 4cm and I asked to get epidural. After taking a dose of epidural, everything changed. The pain slowly was gone and after waiting about 3 hours, i was in active labor. Many complications happened during labor because babies head was stuck and he didn’t turn to come out; therefore, his heart rate went up and the doctor decided to do an emergency C-section that I wasn’t happy about.  We waited for another doctor to come and give the final discussion. The doctor said, “ I will try to turn babies head one more time and if he turns his head upside down, we will continue the process.” He sure did and turned his head without the doctor’s help and I didn’t need to have a C-section. All I was waiting at that moment is to hold the human that was in my belly for 9 months. It was the most amazing feeling to have him in my arms for the first time and nursing him and knowing he is healthy and surrounded with love and proper care from the doctors and nurses.
            I chose Syria as a country to compare childbirth vs. in USA. Pregnancy is extreme challenging to the mother physically and psychologically; therefore, pregnant women needs proper care during pregnancy and delivery. After reading the article about childbirth in Syria, I got chills and felt sad about all pregnant women who are t expecting a child in Syria. According to the author Rios, (2016) Women in Syria are in high risk of death during labor, they are under civil wars and they lack of space and resources in the hospital. Hospitals can’t keep women after C-section for recovery; therefore, they don’t get proper care and they die. I feel fortunate because I didn’t need to worry about the medical part during my labor. I knew I was in good hands and they have the resources if any complication happens.
Here is the link to the article!
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/syria-war-women-risk-death-give-birth-aleppo-160627081422982.html 

Comments

  1. UnknownJanuary 14, 2018 at 4:35 PM

    Hi Naire,

    That is unfortunate that your dilation was slow, although that is great that your child was able to turn his head avoiding the c-section. Yes, it is tragic that pregnant women do not get the care they need in other countries. Delivery plays a role in development, I am glad your delivery turned out well. Thank you for sharing your story.

    Mitzy Molina

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