But the author, surprised to be talking to someone who instead of sharing their own birth story actually rephrased the main idea of the text s/he spent months giving birth to asks, "Really, which parts were most effective or important for you?" When you answer, "Well, in the last third of the book you focused on the ancient myths of pregnancy and how some practices are looked down upon in our society but in the end it is actually good for the mother and the baby, which (added another angle to/connected back to/further developed/contradicted) the first 2/3rds of the book. But let me be more specific." And then you listed the top 3 ideas/pieces of evidence/insights/questions from that final third of the book (and somehow even listed page number references).
1) On pg. 215 you explain how sexual intercourse during pregnancy is actually not harmful but beneficial for the baby and the mother. In fact the human semen is the most concentrated source of prostaglandins (any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions) the substance that cervidil, prepdil, and cytotec attempt to mimic.Woman who have sexual intercourse are more likely to go into labor around forty weeks.
2) On pg.157 you explained orgasmic births, and how woman demand pain medication before they experience an unmedicated birth, you focused on how when the pain is higher you are more likely to have a more intense orgasm. when you brought ti up to the audience of people listening to you and you saw how blank their faces where that shows that in our society birth is mostly associated with pain and not pleasure.
3) On pg.222 I found it interesting that woman who eat and drink more will have an easier time giving birth because they have more stamina to push the baby out. The woman who throw up during labor are considered not conscious and feel that they will put on more weight or effect the baby some how. Another interesting insight was how woman who starve themselves are required to have nourishment so they wont be in labor for more than twenty-four hours.
At this point, realizing that s/he's having a unique conversation with a serious reader of her/his book, the author asks - "But what could I have done to make this a better book - that would more effectively fulfill its mission?" You answer, "Well, let's be clear - your text sought to provide (narratives, historical analysis, journalistic analysis, policy analysis) from the perspective of a ( ....) for the book-reading-public to better understand pregnancy & birth in our culture. Given that aim, and your book, the best advice I would give for a 2nd edition of the text would be, to build on what you did in this book, but find out the myths and practices of natural births in our countries and how do their births turn out compared to ours. But I don't want you to feel like I'm criticizing. I appreciate the immense amount of labor you dedicated to this important issue and particularly for making me think about The benefits of having a natural birth and a midwife & How woman can give birth without technological intervention (as specific as possible). In fact, I'm likely to do embrace natural births and inform woman about the benefits of a midwife.differently as a result of your book." The author replies, "Thanks! Talking to you gives me hope about our future as a society!"
