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Otherworld
Registered User
(10/4/05 7:08 pm)
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giving birth in water
anyone know of any storys where woman give birth in water? After listening to a BBC radio two programe called "The Aquatic Ape" I was wondering if the idea that we once gave birth in water was reflected in any old tales. I don't think selki stories count as they have diffrent roots
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you can still listen to the 2 part program on bbc web site. Well worth listening to as it covers and questions a lot of ideas about woamns role in the evelution of humanity
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Veronica Schanoes
Registered User
(10/4/05 9:27 pm)
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Re: giving birth in water
I know of a midwifery center in New York at which you could do a water birth--the birthing rooms all had jacuzzis in them for that very purpose. But I think they closed a year or two ago.
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Writerpatrick
Registered User
(10/5/05 8:27 am)
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Re: giving birth in water
I believe the method was developed in Russia a few decades ago. I can't think of any stories that use it. It's hard enough to come up with stories that involve birth, at least past the start of the story.
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Rosemary Lake
Registered User
(10/6/05 8:13 pm)
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Kalevala?
This collection of Finnish myths has a creation goddess who falls into the primal ocean and floats there a long time; iirc she might give birth to many creatures while in the water?
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