Post by Firefly on Apr 15, 2020 22:58:06 GMT
…..1950's, etc. Many things are covered in this series including birth control, epidemics, racism, interracial relationships, difficulty in home births, etc.
One thing that came up is that the older generation of nurses/nuns very firmly believed that men had absolutely no place in the delivery room, no business seeing what went on "down there" and should not see any of the mucous or afterbirth. Decisions were being made without consulting or caring how the parents felt They also (initially) forced women to birth on their backs, not giving them options of being on all fours or a type of chair if they wanted that.
The question of the day is: should men be allowed into delivery rooms if this is what both parents want and both parents feel would be ideal for the birth. This show is based on real diaries and takes placed in the 1950's and I understand tins ae very different -- can-t judge those films through the lenses today's eyes. I get it. Just curious if or how any views have changed over time, including "freshening up" when before your husband sees you for the first time after giving birth.
One thing that came up is that the older generation of nurses/nuns very firmly believed that men had absolutely no place in the delivery room, no business seeing what went on "down there" and should not see any of the mucous or afterbirth. Decisions were being made without consulting or caring how the parents felt They also (initially) forced women to birth on their backs, not giving them options of being on all fours or a type of chair if they wanted that.
The question of the day is: should men be allowed into delivery rooms if this is what both parents want and both parents feel would be ideal for the birth. This show is based on real diaries and takes placed in the 1950's and I understand tins ae very different -- can-t judge those films through the lenses today's eyes. I get it. Just curious if or how any views have changed over time, including "freshening up" when before your husband sees you for the first time after giving birth.
