Talk: Childbirth
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Due to the relatively-large size of the human skull and the shape of the human pelvis forced by the erect posture, human childbirth is more difficult and painful for the mother than that of other mammals. A variety of anaesthetics have come into use to alleviate labour pains.
No mention of Lamaze? This is quite subtly POV. --Calieber 13:18, Nov 6, 2003 (UTC)
Added Lamaze Ich 23:02, May 2, 2004 (UTC)
Under the "Legal Apsects" section it states... "In many legal systems, the place of childbirth decides nationality of a child". I'm not an expert, but I don't think this is very common. The U.S. is the one notable exception.
- Yes, but please await responses here, rather than deleting text from an article. I've reverted it. Could you provide some sources to inform this discussion? JFW | T@lk 21:38, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Why not link to more wikipedia articles... Jus soli
- Notice the paragraph starting with "However, increasingly countries are restricting lex soli by requiring that at least one of the child's parents be a national" Jus sanguinis
- Gotta, love this choice quote from the "Legal Aspects" section...
- "The birth certificate is the basic document that proves that the individual is a human being."
- I guess the billions of people out there without an official certificate aren't actually human. If they're not human, what are they? If I forge a birth certificate for my cat, are people going to start thinking its human? I wonder if it works the same way for squirrels. If the squirrel has a birth certificate, it becomes a member of "Sciurus griseus". Without one, it quietly vanishes into the void.
- You're correct, that was complete nonsense. I'm glad you've changed some things. Linking to Jus d'orange as well :-) JFW | T@lk 23:00, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)
One of the headings uses the spelling "Labor." However, internal mentions of the word are spelled "labour." Can we come to a consensus about which one to go with, for the sake of consistency within the article? Joyous 16:52, Aug 21, 2004 (UTC)
Circumcision: Fathers in the delivery room
Is there some source to verify that circumcision rates went down as a direct result of increased fatherly presence in the delivery room? Joyous 23:15, Sep 13, 2004 (UTC)
Sorry, I may have overstated. I was referring to the overall empowerment of parents in the whole childbirth process, as opposed to the pure medicalization of childbirth. I have adjusted my wording to reflect historical changes, including some links to articles regarding parental choice in the hospital-context changing over time. DanP 00:10, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Eating the placenta
"any parents like to see and touch this mysterious organ. In some cultures, there is a custom to dig a hole and plant a tree along with the placenta on the child's first birthday -- in some populations, it is ceremonially eaten by the newborn's family."
Does somebody have a source to the fact that some cultures eat the placenta after birth? I find just the image of sitting around the dinner table eating a placenta, really kinda strange... It seems a bit unhygenic too, Anybody have any more info on this or if it's true?
