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From: todd@scirtp.UUCP (Todd Jones)
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Subject: Re: Learning about Life
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Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 18:45:56 EDT
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>      So, there are two things that I'm after:
> 
>         1) I want to know where a person who is NOT pregnant can
>            go to learn about childbirth and discuss it with other
>            people.  Either general suggestions or specific names
> 	   and places in the Los Angeles area will be greatly
>            appreciated.
> 
>         2) I want to know how all of you feel about the way we
>            treat childbirth in America.  Is it good that most of
>            us have never seen a woman go through labor?  Is it
>            good that most of us have never touched a just-born
>            baby?
> 
> 		      Joan "the VMS group is moving mountains" Alexander
> 		      cca!ima!ism780!alexander
> 		      decvax!vortex!ism780!alexander

When my wife and I were in a Lamaze class (helpful, but loads of BS)
there were several single women who had friends and even volunteers
(strangers) as labor partners. Find out about this possibility with
local Lamaze or Bradley method classes (call Women's Health Clinics).
I guarantee you will find witnesseing a delivery to be, uh... educational.

I found witnessing my wife deliver our two children to be the most
awe-inspiring experience of my life. I am not the type to video
tape or photodocument the experience, but I find my memories are
so vivid (and pleasant) that there was no need. I guess conspiracy
theorists could make a point of society enforcing sexism by 
traditionally denying males an opportunity to see an experience
that is totally humbling.

Love and High Fives,

todd jones