Scharback Alecia White
J Perinat Educ. 2012 Spring;21(2):62-6. doi: 10.1891/1058-1243.21.2.62.
In this column, a young mother shares the story of her second home birth. Like the birth of her first baby, her daughter Flora's birth was supported by the presence of a midwife and doula, the peace and quiet of her own home, and the love of her husband and family. Birth is described as transforming and a powerful transition for women. She describes the births of both her children as being "forever emblazoned on my heart as the sweetest and strongest days of my small life." Paralleling this story of birth is the story of her mother-in-law as she faces brain cancer and seizes the power of that life transition.
在本专栏中，一位年轻母亲分享了她在家中第二次分娩的经历。和她第一个孩子的出生一样，女儿弗洛拉的出生有助产士和导乐陪伴，有自家宁静的氛围，还有丈夫和家人的关爱。分娩被视为女性的一次转变和有力过渡。她形容两个孩子的出生都是“我短暂人生中最甜蜜、最坚强的日子，永远铭刻在我心中”。与这个分娩故事相呼应的，是她婆婆面对脑癌并掌控生命转变力量的故事。
