HW#39

Vincent, Peggy. Baby Catcher- chronicles of a modern midwife. Scribner Edition. 1. New York, NY: Scribner, 2003. 110,112,125,149. Print.

(Vincent 110) At this point Hallie begins to give birth and Peggy describes the process of determining whether the baby’s umbilical cord is wrapped around its body and a physical description of this process and how it felt.

(Vincent 112) When Janelle is introduced, Peggy recollects when they met and the fact that Janelle is a “Christian Scientist”. Through this introduction I learned about the Christian Science Church and their policies regarding childbirth and Midwifery.

(Vincent 125) The idea introduced by Colin regarding “Spirit babies” Stuck me as particularly interesting because someone in my family went through the same experience of losing a child although it was much farther along.

(Vincent 149) Building off of the idea of “Spirit babies” Tammy’s Experience is much like the story of my family member who went through the same. I won’t ever be able to imagine how a mother or father must feel losing a child even if they look at it from Colin’s perspective

The major insight the second hundred pages of Baby Catcher tries to get across is the importance of the relationship between children and the mother during the pregnancy. Each of the stories that Peggy tells the reader relate to each other because they all have to do with mothers who have children and how they deal with being pregnant and ultimately the birth. I enjoy reading through the process that each of these mothers went through including Peggy because I went through this process (but from a different perspective). I remember never wanting a sibling and gradually changing how I felt about my parents having a child as I grew older. But to now think of it from my mother and father’s perspective as they consciously prepared me for a sibling is nothing short of amazing.