• Giving Birth In The Motherland

  • Apr 28 2021
  • Length: 23 mins
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Giving Birth In The Motherland

  • Summary

  • All birth experiences are equal but some birth experiences are more equal than others …

    Today we delve into what it was like to give birth in Soviet Russia… think collective birthing, screaming mothers restrained at the wrists, and one doctor for 30 mothers in the throws of labour.

    Yay communism!

    Words and phrases:
    - Birth Home: Род Дом - ‘rod dom’
    - Hospital: Больница - ‘Bol'nitsa’
    - Moscow Oblast: Моско́вская о́бласть - ‘Moskovskaya Oblast’
    - Comrade: Товарищ - Tovarishch

    In Russia, podcast reviews you! - Спасибо большое!

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