Chilbirth around the World

Childbirth around the World
      The birth of my sister in Germany when I was twelve was a very exciting time. I remember my brother and I being at home and dad was at the hospital with mom. Our neighbor across the hall was asked to keep an eye on us. I remember staying up very late, in fact, television had gone off (back then, television went off) and the national anthem was playing. I must have dozed off, because the next thing I remember was our neighbor coming over to tell us that mom had baby girl. I remember being very excited because I wanted a sister, my brother was happy, but a little disappointed. He was hoping for a brother. I chose t his experience because I am single and do not have any kids and have not experience any childbirth. My thoughts on birth and its impact on child development is that if the mother gets the proper prenatal care, which includes getting enough rest, exercise, and proper diet, then there should not be any problems with the baby development. It is when prenatal care is neglected that complications tend to occur.
     I Chose to research Panama, not only because it is my birth place, but just  to get a feeling of what my parents ,especially my mom went through  during her pregnancy with me  and my brother. I found out that giving birth in Panama is not that different from giving birth in the United States  or Germany where my sister was born. The only difference is if you live in the rural area of Panama. I was very pleased to learn that that in Panama 94% of all birth occur with some form of medical aid now, which is a marked improvement on birth figures in the past. The remaining 6% of those that give birth without medical assistance are mainly in rural areas  if you are in Panama and discover that you are having a baby the first step is to see your doctor who can refer you to the relevant specialists and department of your chosen hospital, or you can simply go to the hospital. It is worth asking around for a recommended OB-GYN and you will find that you have the same medical team on hand throughout your pregnancy and birth. Hospitals that have maternity wards include the Hospital Santo Tomas in Panama City, one of the largest in the country. It is a public hospital and dates back several hundred years. The National Hospital is a private hospital that specializes in maternity and care of newborns. There are also specialist maternity hospitals in cities such as David and Colon Pain relief during childbirth is as it is in many other countries, with epidurals available, gas and air and other forms of pain relief. It has been calculated that in Panama 94% of all birth occur with some form of medical aid now, which is a marked improvement on birth figures in the past. The remaining 6% of those that give birth without medical assistance are mainly in rural areas. There are moves to improve the facilities in rural areas in all aspects of medical care, not just for maternity and neo-natal care.

Reference
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