1. Mothering the Mother
... specific lingo that goes along with it. The word most repeated word in the labor room was "breath" as an encouragement to the woman. There were many incidences of repetitive encouraging language. Phrases like "you"re doing great", "it's almost over", "think about your baby", "you can do this", and later on towards the end of the experience, "PUSH!!!". The women generally would not respond to these comments ... to stop putting pressure on his wife. I pulled John aside and suggested that he compromise with the doctor to give Sarah until eight o"clock that evening and if she hadn't progres...
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- Grade Level: High School