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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

James, I understand you philispohical stand to do all of this stuff, but 
where did you learn how?  Was doing this common in your area when you were 
young.  Did you just learn by watching.  I really am curious ...bobf


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--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:

> From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] was derision of politicians, now A/P
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 6:38 PM
> > >I was there during the whole process with both my
> sons.  It was instructive
> > even to a farm boy who had witnessed many births.
> 
> I delivered all my children.  A midwife (or two) were in
> attendance but they 
> were instructed and agreed not to intervene unless they saw
> a reason to.  They 
> didn't.  I have also attended about 25 other births as
> an assistant because I 
> can cook, lift a pregnant woman with one arm, and various
> bodily fluids going 
> in all directions don't bother me in the least.  All of
> these were 
> homebirths, by far and away the safest childbirth.
> 
> 
> James
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