Childbirth Experience

I witnessed the birth of my godchild and let me say that it was the happiest, most anxious and nerve racking expereince of my life. It was August 23rd 2005 and I had just received the call that my bestfriend had just went into labor. She lived about an hour away so I jumped in my car to head out to the hospital. When I arrived I was greeted by a very nervous grandmother-to-be and she was overwhelemed with emotions. I held my bestfriend's hand through this whole expereince. We shared laughs, tears, and at one point I thought she would break every bone in my hand. When my godchild decided to finally make his appearance his lips looked bluish and he did not make a sound. Cheer suddenly turned to panic, while I quicky turned my attention to my best friend to let her know that everything would be fine and they were just cleaning him up. All the while in my mind I was in a panic mode myself because this was her very first child and I knew that if something was wrong it would crush her. A minute went by but it felt like an eternity and then we heard a loud healthy cry and our fears were quickly swept away. I chose to use this example because it was the first time I had ever witnessed the birth of a child. Birth is a stressful expereince on a mother and her child and I beleive that if she can be supported through the experience then the child will be better off as he or she grows.