Childbirth through a child's eyes
> > Should children witness childbirth?
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> > Due to a power cut at the time, only one paramedic responded to the call.
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> > The house was very, very dark, so the paramedic asked Katelyn,a
>3-year-old
> > girl, to hold a flashlight high over her mummy so he could see while he
> > helped deliver the baby. Very diligently, Katelyn did as she was asked.
> > Heidi pushed and pushed, and after a little while, Connor was born. The
> > paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom.
> > Connor began to cry. The paramedic then thanked Katelyn for her help and
> > asked the wide-eyed 3-year old what she thought about what she had just
> > witnessed. Katelyn quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there
> > in the first place. Smack him again."
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