“I was actually totally astonished by this one. People were suggesting that the giraffe should be made to lie down. They really were. Meanwhile April ignored them all, and just paced about her birth space, flicking her tail nonchalantly, and giving her baby the occasional lick and sniff as it gradually emerged. It isn’t normal for an animal – and humans ARE animals – to be totally still or prone in labour. Birth is an intense physical event, and moving around to get comfortable is actually one of the ways that humans manage to do it without pain relief.”
“April looked after herself, the placenta, the umbilical cord, and her teeny (for a giraffe) baby as well. All without any input from the vets. Magnificent! Humans do that too, it’s a very well kept secret. Medical back up is fantastic, when it’s just back up, but as the first port of call? It’s left ninety-five percent of the human race absolutely batty over birth!”
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