Some births just stay lodged in your memory bank, this was one of those. I was working with a student midwife, and around 1 in the morning a second time mum came in to the labour ward contracting. Her first birth had not been a good one and she was very anxious. We, along with her partner tried to allay her fears, helped her into a soothing lavender bath and encouraged her through the early stages.
The birth was getting close and our mum had retreated into herself and was concentrating hard. We were silent, words were not necessary.
As the baby began to emerge, the song playing was" Hallelujah" and the baby was born to this wonderful anthem. The dad was in tears and so were we, it was truly awesome. The mum had a smile on her face that lasted till she went home.
We got a lovely letter from her saying how she had enjoyed this birth and that her daughter was thriving.
Times like this remind me why I love this job.
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDelete