Not too long ago my 3 year old asked me about the day she way born. I started describing the day as she periodically asked questions. Then I got to the part when we drove to the birth center. Instead of saying birth center I said we drove to the hospital. In a horrified and confused voice she exclaims "hospital!?" I corrected myself saying birth center and she was comforted.
Her exclamation hit me. At three she knows what a hospital is and could reason why would my mama go there to have a baby unless something was wrong. It really got me thinking though....why do we go to the hospital to have a baby unless something is wrong? Labor and delivery is not a sickness or disease. No one is hurt. Birth is as natural a process as opening your eyes in the morning or taking a deep breath or going to the bathroom. So why do we go somewhere to care for us that is actually a place to get care for when things are unnatural?
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