Abstract
Charity hoped for a quiet delivery with just her mother and sister beside her in her small African hut. She would hear the roosters crowing and the dogs barking in the distance just like always. The 18 year old tried to imagine what giving birth was like but that was difficult. People told her different things. Some women said that the discomfort was mild and the sense of fulfillment was wonderful. Others told her hair-raising tales that sent cold shudders racing down her back. Who should she believe? There was not much time to decide. She would soon be in The sun was setting the crickets were chirping and the fires around the little hut were shimmering with heat as she began to feel the early pains. No rest tonight; it would be a night of labor. Charity called for her mother who was overjoyed by the news. This would be her first grandchild. The generations were starting to multiply thanks be to God! Her mother quickly shooed away the men and then waited patiently for labor to start in earnest. She knelt beside her daughter and laid her hand on her abdomen. These are good tightenings my dear child she said. You must be strong and deliver this baby with courage. She kissed the perspiring brow of her young daughter. (excerpt)
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