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The magical moment of birth: Two perspectives
01/04/1995
New Zealand College of Midwives Journal
A baby is about to be born.
The mother is working hard to birth her baby. It is just before dawn. Birds are starting to sing - a sound she will always associate with the baby's birth. The room is dimly lit. If people talk, they do so quietly, encouraging the mother. There are no intrusive or irrelevant conversations among the people present.
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