Birthtime & cutting a nevel

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---Om Brihaspataye Namah---

Dear List members,

 

Meanwhile I have been following the debate on the

basis for determining birth time. Let me recap:

 

The debate can be summarised thus "When does a

baby start life on its own?"

 

Note the last phrase "on its own". This implies

that the baby is capable of living on its own without

"fully" depending on its mother. I use the word

"fully" because the baby still needs food and care

from the mother if it is to evolve into a full

-fledged human being.

 

Now lets examine when the baby starts living on

its own. Is it when the umbilical cord is cut?

Obviously not, because there is still no guarantee

that the child can survive on its own. Is it when the

baby first breathes or cries? Evidently yes, because

breathing or crying involves the use of air, ergo some

independent movement has been made by the baby, moreso

when one considers that prior to childbirth, oxygen is

supplied by the mothers blood via the placenta.

 

Still there is no guarantee because a myriad

complications can take place (as illustrated by

the case of Rema). But the fact that the breathing or

crying constitutes the first independent (of

mother) movement of the child may be taken as the

basis for determining the time of birth. That should

provide an initial guarantee that the delivery is

successful at the very least.

 

I hope I am making some sense here. Let me know your

thoughts.

 

regards

Hari

 

 

 

 

 

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