A birthing experience that I would like to share is that from my own. I have a two year old daughter that is my one and only child. What I remember the most about the event is the pain that I was in for a long period of time.  I couldn't imagine how much pain labor entailed. I remember being in labor for about 24 hours and 12 of them without any medication. In the end I had an emergency C-section due to my daughter not being in the birth after a period of time she was stuck. I remember my family was present the entire time and my husband stayed by my side. The epidural that I was administered took the edge off of the pain for a while but I still felt most of it. I was so exhausted from the medication that I passed out after I heard her cry for the first time. Allot of that time after surgery was kind of a blur; but with a beautiful and healthy baby. I chose this as an example because it has been the only birth that I have witnessed or been apart of my whole life.  

My opinion about birth and the impact on child development is; that its very important that mothers get prenatal care as soon as possible. Also to become educated to be aware of the signs of early labor. Being sure that they see a physician in this period of time is important to health of the baby and mother. I feel that women are putting themselves and their children at risk when they do not seek medical assistance during such a challenging ordeal. With out the proper care from birth a child will have an increased risk of not surviving. In Denmark their birthing experiences are similar; in which they use hospitals for births and infants are vaccinated as in the U.S. Although, in Denmark the mother receives three to six months off for maternity leave that is shared with the father is different in the U.S. Mothers in the U.S are only given a guarantee of six weeks of maternity leave; that typically is not shared. 

Reference:

http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Denmark.html