Birth Stories

  • A Birth Story from 1957

    A Birth Story from 1957

    My mother-in-law found a letter she wrote her parents during her hospital stay when she delivered her second child in 1957. She has graciously granted permission to share. I am not giving any commentary, as I feel it important for you, the reader, to have your own experience with a birth story from 63 years ago. What has changed? What is the same? Can you relate to the struggles? Do you experience the triumphs? What is important to birthing women in any time period? Enjoy. Sunday morning Sept. 8, 1957 Dear Mama and Daddy, I felt like I wanted to…