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so, did he become a fisherman, my daughter Rosie wants to
know! (gorgeous story)
aviva
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 5:22 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Fw: Born in the sea.
----- Original Message -----
From:
Julie Garratt
Sent: Thursday, 7 November 2002 5:19
PM
To: BMid
Subject: Born in the sea.
Hi all,
I think with all this cascade of
intervention stuff happening. I would like to tell you very quickly about the
birth of my dear friend. He is from PNG and lived by the water in a very hot
climate. After his mother had sent her husband to get her
sister to help and support her while she gave birth. She decided that she
would go and sit on the beach where it was cool and the water would ease
her pain. It was apparently a long way to the next village and when the father
and the sister had returned to find that she wasn't labouring in their house
as expected the sister was drawn by some unknown force down to the beach. The
mother turned around and acknowledged the arrival of her sister just as a
glistening wet baby dropped onto the sand. The now aunty and mother were
laughing as they washed the sand from him in the sea water because they
thought that this meant he was going to be a fisherman and not a farmer like
his father.
I was charmed by this birth story and I'm so glad he shared it
with me. Its funny though because my friend doesn't seem to think its that
special, he did say that as far as he knows babies aren't usually born in the
ocean in his village. He also said that there were no midwives just mothers,
friends and sisters to support women to give birth. He also said that it was
definitely women's business then in the next breath he told me how much he
enjoyed watching all of his babies being born here in Australia. Its a funny
world!
Julie'',
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