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mylifeasamidwife
mynameismaya
andiamafortysevenyearoldmidwifelivinginrome
midwivesarewomenwhoassistotherwomenduringchildbirth
midwiveryisaprofession
thathasbeenpracticesincehumanfamilieshavebeenhavingchildren
mymothertaughtmehowtobeamidwife
andshetaghtme
wow
givingbirthisajoyousevent
butitcanbedangerous
soamidwifemustwiththehelpofthegoddsmakesurethemotherandherchildarehealthyandsafeinonehundredfortysixBC
rommansoldiersdestroyedthegreekcityofcornmademymotheraslaveandtookhertorome
romansrespectgreekscienceandgreekmidwiveslikemymotherarewelltrained
whenmymothersettledinrome
inhermastershouse
heallowedhertoworkasamidwifeforotherfamilies
shewaspaidwell
somymotherwasabletosavesomemoney
soonshewasabletobuyherfreedomfromeighttonine
iaccompaniedmymothertoeverybirthandlearnthecraft
idiscoveredhowwomenexperiencesthebirthofchildrenforexample
itisnaturalforwomentobefearful
especially
whentheyarehavingtheirfirstchild
oldermothersaremoreconfidentandunderstandthatthepaineventuallyends
butthefirsttime
isawabirth
ibecamesicktomystomach
ihadnotexpectedsuchalargeamountofblood
andthebirthwasverymessy
thenewmothercriedsomuchthaticriedtoomymothercertainlytoldme
thatagoodmidwifemustbecalm
inordertobeastrongsupportforthemother
eventhoughtherearesomesadmoments
beingamidwifehasmanyjoys
soamteachingmydaughtersophihiathiscrafttootobeagoodmidwife
youshouldbeabletoreadandrightwhenmymotherwasyoung
midwiveslearnedmostlyfromexperience
butnowmidwiveshavesomemedicalknowledgetoohypocrities
thegreekphysicianwrotealotaboutwomenandtheirbabies
andgoodmidwivesneedtoreadandunderstandhisideastodealwithsomeoftheproblemsthatcanariseduringchildbirth
midwivesalsohavetounderstandthenatureofplantsforexample
weneedtoknowwhichurbsmakelaborandchildbirtheasieronetime
awomanwasinlaborforovertwelvehours
andthepainwasalmostunbearable
shebecameverytiredandweak
soimadeteafromtherootofbirbinaplantwithsmallpurpleflowers
whenthemotherdrankthistea
ithelpedtospeedupthedeliveryofherchildandherbabyboywasbornanhourlater
everywomanshouldhaveamidwife
whensheisgoingtohaveababy
butinrome
onlywealthywomencanhireonewhenawomanfirstbelievesheisgoingtohaveababy
sheseemsherslavetoaskme
tovisit
thenigotothewomanshome
toexamineherbodyforsignsthatshewillbeamother
iaskedthewomanmanyquestionsandheranswershelpedmedeterminewhenattalday
thedayofbirthwillbeusually
ittakesaboutninemonthsforababytodevelopinsideawoman
buteverywomanisdifferent
sometimesnataldaycomesabitearly
andsometimesitislate
evenamidwifecannotknowtheexactday
thebabywillcomemostofthetime
childbirthbegins
whenthemotherstartsfeelinglaborspass
thenaslavissantomy
andigoquicklytothemothershomewithtwoorthreeassistance
mydaughterisoneofthemuponarrival
wearetakenintoaroom
wherethemotherislyinginbed
usuallyingreatpain
webringsoftstripsofcloth
apillowurbsandaspecialbirththingchair
itiseasierfrommotherstogivebirth
iftheyaresittingratherthanlyingdown
firstwewarmolioilandwaterinpotsthem
myassistantsoakthesoftclothesinwater
andthenfallthemagainstthewomanssidesassheliesinbed
imassagegemomothersballeandhippswithwarmolioiltoothewartheasesthepainchildbirthmaytakeafewhoursorlastaslongasafewdays
butmidwivesalwaysstayuntilthebabyarrives
whenthebabyisreadytobebornmyassistance
andicarefullymovethemothertothebirththingchair
thischairhasawoodenbackandarmrisksthatthemothercanholdontoduringthedelivery
theseatiscarbedintheshapeofacrescentmoon
soicaneasilycatchthebaby
whenitcomesoutmyassistanceholdthemothersshoulersandarms
msivebeendownbetweenthemothersslegs
wheniseetheheadofthebabycomingout
iquicklywrapmyhandsinclothorthinperparis
idothistomakesure
thebabydoesnotslipoutofmygrasp
finallythebabyisborn
beforegivingthebabytothemother
imakesure
itishealthy
icheckthebababysarmsandlegs
andcountallthefingersandtoesallowedcry
meansthebabyisstrong
ialsopressafingeragainstthebabyskintosee
ifthebabyissensitivetotouch
thenicuttheammbilicalcordwithapieceofpottery
aftergivingthebabyanicewarmbath
irabbitinasoftwallblanket
putitonapillow
andgivethebabytoitsmother
itisaromancustomforthemothertothenputthenewbornonthefloor
thefathercomesintotheroomandlivesthebabyuptoannouncethenewmemberofhisfamily
ienjoyhelpingwomengivebirth
thereisnogreaterjoyandsatisfactionthanseeinganewlifeintothisworld
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