I have not yet had the experience of giving birth, but I have seen many videos and supported my brother and his wife when they brought my nephew into the world.I vividly remember the excitement as we awaited his arrival in to the world. I have heard mothers describe the process as a bitter/sweet experience. Bitter because of the pain felt when the baby moves through the birth canal. The experience becomes 'sweet' when their new babies are placed in their arms. The birthing process is a very delicate sensitive period. It is also very critical to later development. Doctors and mid-wives take special care to avoid complications which may include brain damage due to a lack of oxygen, hearing impairments and the transferal of diseases such as Syphilis and AIDS. Unfortunately,in my country Guyana, many of the women that live in the hinterland(forested/mountainous)regions do not have access to hospitals and in rear cases no access to any maternity health facility.It is therefore no surprise that most of these women have home deliveries. There is usually an experienced mid-wife, not necessarily trained, who performs the deliveries.Sometimes if the delivery is extremely complicated they would fly the patient out to the closest hospital.However, sometimes because the expecting mothers are not able to access prenatal care the complications are unknown until delivery. This puts both mother and child at great risk.