Part one of term paper
If Lia had been born in Laos, where her parents and twelve of her brothers and sisters were born, her mother would have squatted on the floor to give birth. The floor was dirt, but it was clean. Her mother, Foua, sprinkled it regularly with water to keep the dust down and swept it every morning and evening with a broom. She used a bamboo dust ...

Part two of term paper
... letting the rest of the body slip into her arms. No one else was present during this, but if her throat got dry during labor, her husband was permitted to bring her a cup of hot water. Nao Kao, her husband, could do this as long as he looked away from her body. Foua strongly believed that moaning or screaming would distract the birth, so she did not make a sound. An occasional prayer would be made to the Hmong gods and ancestors, to ease the pain. She was so quiet that all of her other children ...