Friday, September 6, 2013

Child Birth in Japan

 In Japan its believed that the pain that the women goes through during labor will help prepare them for their role in motherhood as a result painkillers are not used by most Japanese women during child birth.  Child birth takes place in the hospital but fathers are not allowed to be in the room if they don't take the prenatal classes. The hospital stay after child birth is longer in Japan. Mothers stay at least five days for a vaginal birth and 10 days or more for a cesarean delivery. Once the mother and child leaves the hospital they stay at the mother's parents for a month or longer. Culture tradition states that women stay in bed with their baby for 21 days. "What a great way to make sure that the baby and mom bond"!
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4 comments:

  1. jmkleinSeptember 7, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Hey Shirley, I enjoyed reading your post! I agree with you about how nice it is to have a long stay with your new child. It is also refreshing to see that it is encouraged that the fathers take prenatal classes before the birth. What a good way to learn about prenatal care and their new child. Thanks for sharing the birthing experience in Japan!
    ~Jalice

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  2. KarenSeptember 7, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Hi Shirly,
    Very interesting learning about Japanese deliveries. It is interesting to see how different cultures deal with pain. In my experience as a nurse, I have seen Mexican woman not make a peep during delivery while other cultures are wailing. Also the bonding is very important after the delivery of the baby. In India, I have been told of how the mother gets to relax in bed for forty days while the grandmother takes care of her and the baby. It makes me kind of envious. Thanks for the information.

    ==Karen==

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  3. UnknownSeptember 8, 2013 at 3:21 PM

    Shirley,
    I enjoyed reading about Japanese birthing traditions. The length of time for a hospital stay is very different from here in the US. I'm sure in Japan this is definitely a cultural element; while here in the US our shorter hospital stays are because of our predetermined health insurance policies. What are your thoughts on this difference?

    Thanks
    Darcie

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2013 at 4:00 PM

    Shirley, I enjoyed reading your post. It is very interesting to read how different cultures handle to same situation. I learned about childbirth in Africa and it is very different from Japan. Compared to South Africa, women in Japan are treated like royalty. Woman in Japan seem to have a more loving and caring experience, hopefully one day women in South Africa be able to experience the same. -Persephone

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