I chose this topic because I think nutrition is such a vital part of a child's growth and development. I feel in this country, we have children, to include toddlers, that are already obese because of the lack of proper nutrition and diet in the home. Around the world, children are not developing properly because of malnutrition. No child (or any person for that matter) should be out there starving. It's a shame when we have one country where children are obese because of all the food that they consume, while others are going hungry and can't even get the bare minimum.
According to the world food program, 65 percent of the world's hungry live in only seven countries: India, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Ethiopia. Also, hunger kills more people than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. I'm not sure how to even begin to try and change these numbers. Volunteering and donating can be a big help, but still will not make the huge difference it needs to. How can we stop children from starving, especially in the developing countries?
http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
My Birthing Experience
I'm choosing to write about when I gave birth to my son, because it was just a couple years ago, and that is my only experience about giving birth! I remember being in labor for quite a while, about 12 hours. I had my own labor room, and afterwards, we were in a 2 person room in the hospital. I was able to use a ball and a tub to try and help with the labor pains. My midwife helped me stick to my birthing plan as much as possible. I had to push for about 2-2.5 hours.
Overall, considering it was my first child, my pregnancy and birth was good. I do think that birth has an impact on child development. For one, if something goes physically wrong, then that right there could affect physical development. I have a friend who thinks her daughter seems angry all the time, and she told she wonders if it is because she herself was so stressed during pregnancy and while giving birth. So things that we may not think would affect a child at such a young age, may have more of an impact than we thought. So it's important to keep in mind all the decisions we make, because it could affect our children in more ways than we realize.
I looked into the birthing experience in Turkey. I was surprised at some of the things that they did in the past: Unfastening the woman’s hair, Opening locked doors, chests and windows, Feeding birds, A woman who had earlier had an easy labor would rub the back of the pregnant woman, Shooting in the air, Putting the woman on someone’s back and shaking her, Making the woman jump down from a high place, Making the woman lie down on a piece of cloth and rocking her. Now, they do the same thing that we do in the US. Women give birth at a hospital; for those in remote areas, licensed mid-wives help those pregnant give birth. I couldn't find much information about how the hospitals are in regards to giving birth. However, on one website it was stated that there are a few cities that have new, modern hospitals, that are up to date and have international accreditation. But there are still others where it is recommended that the pregnant woman be evacuated to another hospital when it's time to give birth. http://www.turkishculture.org/lifestyles/ceremonies/birth/birth-traditions-216.htm?type=1 http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1046.html#medical
Overall, considering it was my first child, my pregnancy and birth was good. I do think that birth has an impact on child development. For one, if something goes physically wrong, then that right there could affect physical development. I have a friend who thinks her daughter seems angry all the time, and she told she wonders if it is because she herself was so stressed during pregnancy and while giving birth. So things that we may not think would affect a child at such a young age, may have more of an impact than we thought. So it's important to keep in mind all the decisions we make, because it could affect our children in more ways than we realize.
I looked into the birthing experience in Turkey. I was surprised at some of the things that they did in the past: Unfastening the woman’s hair, Opening locked doors, chests and windows, Feeding birds, A woman who had earlier had an easy labor would rub the back of the pregnant woman, Shooting in the air, Putting the woman on someone’s back and shaking her, Making the woman jump down from a high place, Making the woman lie down on a piece of cloth and rocking her. Now, they do the same thing that we do in the US. Women give birth at a hospital; for those in remote areas, licensed mid-wives help those pregnant give birth. I couldn't find much information about how the hospitals are in regards to giving birth. However, on one website it was stated that there are a few cities that have new, modern hospitals, that are up to date and have international accreditation. But there are still others where it is recommended that the pregnant woman be evacuated to another hospital when it's time to give birth. http://www.turkishculture.org/lifestyles/ceremonies/birth/birth-traditions-216.htm?type=1 http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1046.html#medical
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