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Main Page Site Index Getting Pregnant Pregnancy Parenting Pregnancy and Parenting Journals Fertility Nutrition Pregnant Moms Morning Sickness Women's Health Child Health	Born in Japan by Linda Jenkins Here is a story from one of my students that delivered in Japan. The father, Isao, was a gold medel winner in the Olympics in Judo. His response was similar to many other professional athletes I have had as students. They take practicing very seriously and are prepared for what ever they are thrown in labor &/or delivery. I have had many wonderful, pleasureable students but I know I won't have to work as hard with an athlete. Professional athletes already know the value in being prepared. Here in the words of his wife is their story: I WAS GLAD I WAS IN CONTROL at least more than the poor mom-to-be in the next room who had had some kind kind of injection and was now yelling deliriously. It was almost time. We were in the hospital. We were prepared, we thought. As far as we could we were determined to be an awake and active participant of the birth. This birth was not just going to happen we wanted to help make it happen. Before leaving for Japan, Linda (Becky) Jenkins, my sister-in-law had encouraged my husband & I to practice Lamaze. This was exciting not only for me but it meant that Isao could coach & then be allowed into the delivery room. Isao got the breathing immediately.It was easy he said. I needed more practice and concentration. I found that it was great to apply these techniques at the dentist. I'd say to myself, "OK deep cleansing breath..relax" & I never minded that my dentist did not use Novocain. Stuck in traffic & other stressful situations, I concentrated on my breathing. It was fortunate for Isao to know the training because we were sharing labor. Once inside the delivery room he was the bulkhead of our stability. For me the hours of training meant I was active & alert; able to hold my baby on my breast immediately. We liked Linda's Lamaze so much we did it five times, 4 boys & a girl. The first was 12 hours of labor. The last, I drove us to the hospital, climbed the stairs and went into the delivery room. I was in control... Robin, Isao & Gou To read other stories of my students, please click on my website http://www.birthprep.com/ then click on 'former students' If you would like to see some of the darling babies, click on the underlined name. There are stories from Alaska, Argentina, the one from Japan as well as wonderful ones from the good ol USA. Enjoy!! Linda Linda Jenkins has a B.S. in nursing from the University of Florida. She is A.S.P.O. certified and currently teaches prepared childbirth classes using a pragmatic, modified Lamaze method and has done so since the birth of her second child in 1967. She is on the faculty of the University of California at San Francisco where she teaches third year medical students during their obstetrical rotation. She also teaches prenatal exercise classes and gives continuing education classes for R.N.s. Her professional background includes consultant to a local community hospital working with nurses and doctors involved in the establishment of their alternative birth center. You can learn more about Linda and her program at her website: BirthPrep.com