Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site elsie.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!elsie!yoddy From: yoddy@elsie.UUCP (yoddy schwartz) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Sibling presence at childbirth Message-ID: <5203@elsie.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 17:04:42 EDT Article-I.D.: elsie.5203 Posted: Fri Aug 9 17:04:42 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 05:33:17 EDT References: <306@luke.UUCP> <16600003@convexs> Organization: NIH-LEC, Bethesda, MD Lines: 22 When my husband and I took childbirth classes before our son was born we were told that in the event of a "C Section" it was possible for the husband to remain with the wife as long as she didn't have a general anesthetic. I looked at my husband and said "Why would anyone want to stay concious for major surgery?" My second question was "Why would a husband want to watch his wife have major surgery?" I guess that shows my "alien" attitude towards childbirth. I can't imagine sitting around watching vidios after the fact. Nor can I imagine wanting Chris (my son) around during the birth of our next child. I guess I never viewed the whole thing as a spectator sport. He might be able to handle it---he might love it---but actually I'd worry about a kid that loved seeing his mother go through labor. yoddy ...!decvax!allegra!umcp-cs!elsie!yoddy