- Children View Childbirth? |
"Report Says They're Bored

_ By Abigail Var’ Buren _

© 1980 by Universal Press Syndicate

- DEAR ABBY: As the director of Emergency Nursing’
| Services at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif; have _
geen it all, so if you -aren’t already sick to death of the
controversy over whether children ‘should be present-in the
” delivery room when Mama gives birth, 1 submit the resulta

of auch an experiment: us
tA team of doctors observed the behavior of 28 girls and
12 boys who witnessed delivery in an alternative birth
_— center, The children ranged in age.from 3 to 14; 18 children
* were aged 4 to 6-years, and 10 were aged 7 to 9. All
_. youngaters were prepared in advance through books, films
and childbirth dducation classes. Children were Accom.
panied by a support. person (other than the parents) who ©
answered questions and provided comfort if needed,

“Two children slept through the entire process, and two
‘others slept during their mother’s labor but awakened for
the delivery. During the early labor, three children played
with the support person, eight watched from a diatance and
95 interacted with the mother, asking questions and timing

' gontractions, «|:
-- fn the late atages .of labor, eight childrert wandered in
7 and out of the delivery room and three were aaked to leave
- because they were distracting the mother, who appeared to _
be overly upset by their behavior. - Joos
, “Of the 33 children who were in the room during delivery
of the infant, 29 watched, whereas the other four showed no
interest whataoever. 7 os
. “nly five children watched the delivery of the placenta.
The other youngsters were preoccupied with theinfant, who
‘usually was near the mother's breast. CO
..-. “Children were more conacious of the sounds and aights of
‘Jabor and-delivery, although most were not upset by the
‘mother’s cries. Despite curiosity about the birth process,
youngetera appeared bored during labor. :
” “Their excitement after birth was short, and they usually
reaumed their normal routine ae soon as the baby was born.
“The observers concluded that childbirthis an adult event
and the presence of children meets the parents’ rather than
: the siblings’ needs and wishes.” ’ a
. KATE REEVES, RN.

DEAR ABBY: I see so many letters in your column from
women who are in love with married men and are waiting
- forthem to get a divorce. Take it from a woman who wasted
nine yeara on a married man. No matter how much he loves
you and how little feeling he has for his wife, one thing will
_ always hold them together: money! - poo
_.. My married lover begged me to be patient until he could
” 2" work it out so we could marry. Of course, he was never able
__ to work it out, :
Married men will stall because their children ‘‘need”
them, or because their wivea are “emotionally unstable” or
““yhysically ill.” But if they told the truth, they would admit
that they stay married because divorce 3 too expensive.
Abby, why do these men lie through their teeth?
‘ ; a NINE YEARS WASTED

. DEAR WASTED: Not all men lie through their |
teeth. Some pay through the nose. F

DEAR ABBY: We may be moving into another home
goon. It’s a lovely home, but one thing bothers me — a lot.
The former owner had lung cancer and spent the last six
years of hia life in that house before he died. .

1 know that cancer isn’t supposed to be “catching,” but I
can’t help wondering if there isn't a possibility of cpn-
tracting the disease from whatever conditions caused the

~ gancer — perhaps within the house itself?
- We must make a decision soon, 80 please hurry your

answer. . ;
MARYLAND READER

- DEAR READER: Cancer is not contagious and your
fears are groundless, However, unless you are
absolutely convinced that there is no risk of pre-
existing conditions, you'd be wise to find another

house.

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