No sources please follow the Instructions: Interview someone about their birth experience using some or all of the questions below. Optional but encouraged: also interview someone from a different generation asking the same questions as below, noting differences and similarities (for example, if you interviewed your mother\/aunt, also interview your grandmother\/great aunt \u2013 or your sister\/cousin).
\nJot down notes during your interview. These do not need to be submitted, but we will discuss your findings during class.
\nTo receive credit for the assignment, submit a brief (1-2 paragraph) reflection on something that you learned or found interesting in your interview(s).
\nThese questions are meant to be a guide. Please collect some basic details (#1) and some advice (#11), but otherwise feel free to skip questions or ask additional questions.
\nBasic details:
\nYear and age at time of birth
\nWhere was the baby born (eg. hospital, birth center, home)?
\nType of birth (eg. vaginal, vacuum or forceps-Helped, planned or emergency Cesarean)?
\nHow did you manage labor pain (eg. epidural, IV medication, nitrous oxide, massage, breathing techniques, etc)?
\nWho attended the birth (eg. physician, midwife, other)?
\nFamily situation (eg. partnered, any other children or others in the household) \u2013 how did others respond to the pregnancy and birth?
\nAny special instructions or beliefs about well-being during pregnancy and birth (eg. foods or activities to avoid)? How did you deal with the pain of labor (for example, with an epidural, IV medicine, nitrous oxide, massage, breathing techniques, etc.)?
\nWho helped with the birth (doctor, midwife, or someone else)?
\nHow did other people in the family (such as a partner, other children, or anyone else living in the house) react to the pregnancy and birth?
\nDo you have any special instructions or beliefs about your health during pregnancy and birth, such as foods or activities you should not do?
\nDid you use any particular method to prepare for birth (eg. Lamaze, Bradley Method, hypo-birthing)? If so, was it helpful? Is there anything you wish you had known or done in preparation for birth?
\nHow well did your chosen method of pain management work for you?
\nWho provided support during labor and birth (eg. doula, partner, mom, nurse, etc.)? What did they do that was helpful (or not!)?
\nPosition during birth (eg. recumbent, hands and knees, side-lying, squatting)?
\nHow ready did you feel for discharge (ie. feeling prepared to care for newborn and yourself at home)?
\nHow would you describe the role that nurses played in your pregnancy and birth experience?
\nWhat was most memorable about this birth?
\nWhat do you think a new nurse should know about caring for people having a baby? **Please ask this one!**
\nIs there anything else you want to share about your birth experience?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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