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from the so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish dept.
Move over, indoor birthing tub. This woman wants to deliver in the Pacific Ocean with dolphins as midwives.
The quest for natural childbirth has been taken to a new level. Dorina Rosin and her husband Maika Suneagle have made headlines for their decision to give birth in the ocean surrounded by dolphins. The couple lives on the big island of Hawaii, where they run a spiritual healing center.
Dorina, who is nearing the end of her pregnancy, recently took part in a dolphin blessing ceremony. In a video posted on YouTube, she swims with a snorkel and flippers, her 38-week pregnant belly visible in the water. Her partner twists and dances with a dolphin, while Dorina swims alongside another.
There have been many documented cases of dolphins helping humans. Dolphin-assisted birth is a more recent phenomenon. The Sirius Institute in Hawaii claims dolphin-assisted birth can benefit the babies: "Children born in the water with the dolphins develop 6 months faster over their first six months, have perhaps 150 grams more brain weight and are ambidextrous."
(Score: 3, Interesting) by zocalo on Saturday September 05 2015, @11:17AM
I get that Soylent has a broader story acceptance scope than "News for Nerds...", but it does seem like the scope seems to have got perhaps a bit *too* broad of late. When a good proportion of the comments are more about the submission of the story rather than the story itself, I think that's probably a pretty good indication that it's maybe time to reconsider what gets posted. Perhaps one of the editors would care to comment about what the current guidelines are...?
UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Sunday September 06 2015, @03:16AM
There's a solution to that: Everyone, submit more articles!
Washington DC delenda est.