I do not have a birthing experience of my own but I have two older sisters that each have one daughter that I was able to be there for. The experiences my sisters had were very similar. My oldest sister had a daughter 7 years ago in October. I remember being at her house the night she went in to the hospital. It wasn't until I got home that she sent me a message saying that she was going in to the hospital. The labor was slow and lasted over 24 hours. She pushed for around 2 and ended up having to have a cesarean because the baby was stuck and was not going to budge. Everything after that went well and she had a healthy baby girl. She was slightly jaundiced and was sent home with a light for a few days but everything was good after that. My second oldest sister had a baby last May. Her water broke at about 2 in the morning and went to the hospital shortly after that. At the time I was living 2 hours away and had to work. I sat by my phone all day waiting for news. She was in labor for about 12 hours and pushed for 1.5 hours. Just like my oldest sister that baby wasn't budging! So she also ended up having a cesarean. Everything went well with her as well and by the time I was able to get home she had a healthy baby girl. Just like my oldest sister the baby was slightly jaundiced and had to be under the light for a while before going home but she was better by the time they needed to be discharged. I don't remember what it is called but both of my sisters had the same thing wrong that the baby wasn't going to be able to come the rest of the way out. Cesareans are the only thing that I am familiar with and have had experience with. My mom had all 4 of her children by cesarean as well. This doesn't give me much hope if I have children in the future. Time will tell!
Since cesareans are what I know I was interest while doing research at the number of cesareans that are done in Brazil. The rate of c sections in Brazil is at 40% and in some private hospitals it is 100%. The article says that many of these births are to middle and upper class citizens. The relationships that mothers have with their doctors is so strong that they will often times do what the doctor suggests. Some of the doctors will suggest c sections so that they are able to collect higher payments from insurance companies and because they take less time then hours of labor and delivery.
In an effort to change this the Brazilian government has started procedures in public hospitals to reduce the number of c sections. The government stipulated that any hospital above 30% will not be compensated for any procedure that is above that number. In 4 years the rate went from 32.4% to 24%.
This article also had an interesting section about woman during pregnancy. According to the article woman that are pregnant are treated like princesses. They are often ushered to the front of lines. Also after the mother and baby leave the hospital many people will come to the house to visit. They will bring a gift for the baby and will get something in return with a not that says it is from the baby.
While there are many similarities it is interesting to learn about the differences. It is especially interesting to read about how mothers are taken care.
http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/giving-birth/vaginal/birth-customs-around-the-world/?page=5
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