Hmmm.. is that why women in labor are not allowed any water the whole time?

When the women start wearing their summer clothes after hiding themselves away for the winter, it certainly puts a spring in to a guys step in my opinion.

My daughter was born in May, I was born in June..
I think most couples meet in the spring, so after all the courting and all late summer would be a likely time for women to get pregnant. I don't know that's my theory and it makes sense to me.

When my daughter was born, naturally, I was not allowed any water for 12 hours of labor. I think it's just part of the abuse by the medical experts. Ice chips sound silly and cold, a sip of water would be the exact same thing. I was not even given ice, and labor is like running a marathon the way you get dehydrated. I think women in labor are fully capable of hydrating themselves properly even in their 'condition'. Inducing labor sounds about right to what the doctors want, which is nothing but a quick birth so they can get off work.

doctors don't want the stomach or the bladder or bowels full. So that the woman's body focus on labor & delivery.
* So most women are only allowed ice chips for dry mouth *

I've never heard of this. I could drink as much as I wanted during labour. Threw it all up of course just before second stage but I would have been spitting chips if ice chips was all they would "allow" me. I didn't have any medical people near me anyway for my last two babies.

I always thought " Spring Fever " also.... like a lot of other animals. But apparently the human animal is different.

For the actual birth the doctor tied my legs to those stir up things against my will. And he shoved his hand into my vagina with full force using anti bacterial gel (which I had brought and was for different purposes obviously), it is full of alcohol as we all know and that hurt like hell and made me bleed. There's more but I digress. That's the first and the last time I would ever use a doctor for a birth. They are worthless and cause harm and trauma in my experience. My jerk boyfriend was with me drinking beer and was little to no support. I don't hate men, I just know how many of them operate (selfishly). Some men are great (in bed) lol.

Theres an old saying."When there is frost on the pumpkin time for peter dunkin"

I wonder how many women have stories about birth where the main problem is the treatment of others towards her. I did not expect to be treated worse as a woman while pregnant, during birth and after as a mother. But I can assure anyone that it is worse not better and that I've been really shocked about it. I think modern culture does not respect life or those who give life.

Depends on the country you live in. First of all the level of healthcare in that country and of course norms and values regarding pregnancies and delivery.

Over here it was quite normal for women to deliver their babies at home, in their own bed. In the presence of a midwife - which is a fully trained professional, not some old lady from the village - assisted by a maternity assistant.
After birth there are regular checkups by the midwife, both baby and mother. And the maternity assistant comes over full-time for a week to help out the new family. This is covered by healthcare.
So during and after giving birth, you're in your own bed, in your own home, your own bedroom.

These days women are more scared, thinking it isn't safe to deliver at home. Americanism seeping into our culture. Most now go to hospital to give birth, still natural childbirth though, no painkillers, unless it's necessary.

I think the Netherlands and Scandinavian countries still have real good care concerning pregnancy and birth etc.
Most of the world seems to be awkward about it, regarding it as a scary thing, like a dis-ease, requiring doctors and tranquilizers and shrieking, screaming women. Such a shame, creating life, giving birth to new life is Divine!