Health show the absence of a safe person in their lives , that one person who they can be sure accepts them unconditionally , their parents having unwittingly turned into heckling pressure builders , whose main concern is the economic success of their children .
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In the times we live in , it is necessary that the younger generation get to understand the primacy and sacredness of human relationships . The joys , the laughter and happiness that interacting with a fellow mortal can bring when the burden of achievements , competitions and expectations are expelled from the cradle through to adulthood to old age .
Dr Chika Ezeanya Esiobu is a Nigerian writer and academic .
Upright Birthing Positions : A Return to the Basics ?
Ndayisaba Gateka
The art of delivering babies has been around since time immemorial . Like any other societal reality common to all human societies , there might be one underlying general principle to delivery practices ; however , the practice differs from one society to another . This explains why , in modern obstetrics , there is a constant debate over the best delivery practices . This debate centers on two main options for child delivery : upright position versus horizontal position , although these also have their respective variations . However , as in any scientific field , practitioners of either approach know there is always room for improvement . Accordingly , it shouldn ’ t be a matter of what is right or wrong but rather what is efficient . Nonetheless , despite the fact that the current common practice has been built around horizontal birth positions , most studies and archival evidence suggest that upright birth positions have fewer complications and better outcomes , giving rise to a call to return to the basics .
Carving representing a mother giving birth supported by birth attendants in a standing squatting position . Collection : National Museum , New Delhi
Upright maternal birthing positions are the first documented traditional approaches that were used in ancient civilizations .
Upright positions include squatting , kneeling ( commonly known as “ all-fours ”) or sitting in a birth chair . In that position , the pelvic
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