HW . 44

MICHELLE
In Michelles blog she researched how the male role with pregnancy in the US  differs from the male roles in India. From reading I can see that the male role is different their suppose to be the ones that make all the decisions while here its the women who are in charge. One thing that I liked about Michelles blog is that she gave a little bit of background information about India and their pregnancy and how many they have a year. This matters to me because I think its important to know how other countries choose to give birth because, personally I dont want to give birth in a hospital after having this unit and its good to see how other places give birth. 

LARCHE
In Larche's the women who are infertile are treated differently and not respected as much compared to those who are able to give birth. Its unfair that how many children you have is used as a status symbol among women. Its very different compared to the US because we use material things that can be changed, taken back or cost obscene amounts of money. I think its important to know about how other countries will use something that you really have no control over to determine how you rank in society because women cant make it so they can or cant if their infertile. If a community is going to use things to determine your status it should be something that they can control and can take charge of on their own and dont have to deal with consequences because their different or werent born with the ability to do something. 

LEAH
In Leah and Ally's project they researched the different Indian birthing rituals. The one that I found interesting was when Hindus belived the baby to be unpure. So to test if it was or not they would through it over a roof and if it was saved by the "gods" then that means the baby is cleansed and good now. I thought this was very dangerous and would like to know if there have been any babies who died during this ritual because their "no good" and how those families react to it. Its also inportant to know about other countries and their views on things because they see babies as being unpure while we view them as almost the holiest thing and that they can do no wrong at that age.