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posted by CoolHand on Saturday September 05 2015, @08:47AM   Printer-friendly
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."


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 05 2015, @12:48PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 05 2015, @12:48PM (#232600)

    Wonder how I would feel if that happens. The fraudulent motherfuckers had it coming, but ... would it be like a case of abortion?

  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by rleigh on Saturday September 05 2015, @01:57PM

    by rleigh (4887) on Saturday September 05 2015, @01:57PM (#232609) Homepage

    I would think it would probably count as manslaughter (or its infant equivalent) given that irresponsible behaviour had led directly to the death of a human being, which would otherwise have been easily avoided. While I'm no expert on the specifics of the law, the parents would clearly bear the responsibility of safeguarding their child.

    You're supposed to be careful mixing infants and small children with pets such as dogs, since they can unintentionally provoke fear and violent behaviour, and this can lead to a trained, otherwise well-behaved domesticated animal doing something tragic we wouldn't expect. Putting a newly-born and defenceless infant in immediate proximity to wild predators seems outright mad--we can't predict or control their actions, and if they decide that your newborn looks like a tasty snack, you're going to be pretty helpless to prevent any aggression while in their domain if they put their mind to it.

    Some of the comments in the original article are funny, particularly the one about humans being the only animals that find pleasure in killing. Nonsense. I'm sure every predator out there gains pleasure from it as well as sustenance. We aren't special in that way. Have they ever seen cats hunting and killing birds just for the hell of it? What about dogs chasing birds/squirrels/rabbits/whatever? They obviously want to and enjoy hunting (and, if they ever succeed in catching something) kill things--the thrill of the chase is real. Nature can be both cruel and kind, but I didn't think even "treehuggers" would be so stupid as to assume wild animals have some sort of moral/altruistic behavioural superiority over humans! You don't need a PhD in biology to see that's utter bollocks (and I do have one). Most animals behave exactly as we would do if hungry and starving--whatever it takes to survive, and if a free lunch comes their way, they'll grab it if it seems they aren't putting themselves at too much risk.