Sometimes we think about what's in it for me when it comes to birth. There is a lot of talk about push presents of the several karat variety. I'd like to to stop and consider a push present of a different variety: the gift of a safe birth.
The Hunger Site has a store that includes gifts that cost little but mean a lot. It could be paying a nurse midwife's salary for a week in a third world country, or a clean birth kit to help prevent infection in newborns. This is also a great gift for you to give to the doctor, nurse, midwife or doula in your life. I just gave a clean childbirth kit to a nurse friend of mine and she was thrilled. It wouldn't clutter her house and yet it made the world a better place.
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I guess I’m from a different generation, because I’ve never heard of a push present. I am, however, a fan of the Hunger Site, and I think this is the coolest idea ever. If every mother (or grandmother) of reasonable means gave one of these gifts, what a difference it could make to the lives of many.