I fear that those who make such a production about the actual birth of a child are more concerned with themselves than with the child.

It does not need to be exactly on the date of the actual birth of the person the party is for.

Then, after a few harrowing moments involving the actual birth of the child, he is transformed.

He'd just graduated from a 'very fine' medical school, and of course they'd never permitted their students to witness an actual birth.

Her pregnancy had been uncomfortable and the actual birth difficult d prolonged.

Just when the mother is in greatest need of support, attention is likely to have waned - a few weeks after the actual birth.

If the baby is born later than this date, they must delay their leave until the date of the actual birth.

More strictly, its use should be limited to the second stage, for this period alone is concerned with the actual birth of the child.

More a dress rehearsal as her body got ready for the actual birth, hopefully several weeks away.

Seeing an actual birth makes the process real in a way that those textbook illustrations, plastic models and long explanations simply can't.