@georgetakei The baby book that my mother used for me, and gave me to use for our children (or, probably, just for a laugh[#]) told us to avoid "wicked women" who tell those sorts of stories.
So for us the NCT was referred to as "the wicked women".
[#] My mother did warn me that all baby books were useless, in that the baby wasn't going to behave like the book says they should, on account of the baby hasn't read the book.
Forgetting is a way to make the pain bearable. Humility should not disguise the work and sacrifice and love, without which many of us would be ... like Trump.
@georgetakei The doctor didn't arrive until my mother had nearly given birth to me. The nurse actually yelled at her "Hold it in!" When he finally got there, he took off to talk to someone else as soon as I was out, without noticing how much my mother was bleeding. She was losing consciousness while the same nurse had to go look for the doctor to save her life. None of them apologized for any of it.
@georgetakei Humans are a species that individuals don't handle childbirth well. Assistance from others makes it successful. Many women experience some complicated birthing at one time in their lives.
@georgetakei We had a home birth, everything seemed to go smooth except for getting in a stupid argument. I'll never forgive myself for ruining our son's birth.