Bermuda Parent Bermuda Parent Spring 2016 | Page 10

baby
BY KATIE HIMSWORTH
Why We
Should
Celebrate
Birth!
Birth, it’s a five letter word that is unassuming
on its own. But once you begin to ponder
on the meaning it is deep and conveys
extraordinary power. It immediately brings to
mind the child or children we have or those to
possibly come. Our children’s births and our
journey as parents starts with one small word.
Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary provided two
definitions for the word ‘birth’.
1. The time when a baby comes out from the body of
its mother
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And
2. The beginning or origin of something
The first definition provided was matter of fact,
cold and no character. It reduced birth to something
that is simply mechanical. It doesn’t touch on the cour-
age, the strength and the spirit that birth requires and
embodies. Likewise, reading the second definition it
too seemed quite ordinary, but as I kept reading it over
several more times. I realised that Merriam-Webster’s
dictionary captured the word perfectly.
Birth isn’t just about simply going through the
physical or surgical motions of having a baby. It’s truly
the beginning of a journey. It’s the growth of a new