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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, I think this really varies by kids and by labor. I know plenty of people who had their kids with them in labor and none of them are traumatized. I had a med free birth and basically napped until 8 cms (when we finally left for the birth center). I grunted while pushing but I never screamed or really felt pain. I was on my hands and knees and if the kids would have stayed by my head with DH they certainly wouldn't see any of the mess that came with child birth. Plus, kids in other cultures see this kind of thing all the time. They aren't traumatized i imagine....just what they are used to. Childbirth doesn't have to be scary or gross. [/quote]

But do they? I think traditionally it was girls who witnessed birth, and I think they were twelve, thirteen and up. Since you can't predict how labor is going to go, it strikes me as selfish to have, as a rule, all one's children present. [/quote]

Yes, you don't know how labor is going to go, but I guess I don't see it as selfish. Most of the time (if you have proper medical assistance) they are going to be able to tell if something is wrong before it becomes catastrophic and the children would be ushered out of the room.

Anyway, I know it is not normal. But I think they are plenty of cases where it would not be traumatizing (because to be honest the vast majority of births do go fine). I am not sure it would be something I would be comfortable with but I am not going to judge people that do it. [/quote]

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