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Answer by Sanjay Sabnani, Father
- Use your instincts. Having children is natural and something we are designed to. It is important to understand that humans like all animals, have instincts when it comes to our biology, and it is only our false belief that the birth and parenting of our offspring requires more than nature already provides for in our DNA. As a child, I loved animal biology and I had a pretty solid understanding of how birth worked through all of the documentaries I had watched. I remember watching one documentary about horses and watching a wild mustang give birth to her foal. For some reason I came away with the understanding that all mammals have evolved to reproduce organically and in very primitive settings if necessary. When my wife had our first child in 1996, I felt very confident that if a horse could give birth standing up in a pasture, my wife would probably do just fine at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Beverly Hills, California. Animals have babies without midwives and epidurals and we are animals. Remembering this will give you the insight you need to look inside you for answers, and that is all you really need.
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