Results: Circumstances of Your Birth
Published on 03/06/2024
Are you aware of the circumstances of your birth?
(I apologize if thinking about your birth or being unaware of your story is upsetting to any Tellwut members.)
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1.
1.
Were you born where your mother was residing at the time, generally thought of as a "home birth"?
I don't know.
6%
139 votes
Yes, I was born at home.
9%
187 votes
No, I was born elsewhere.
77%
1692 votes
N/A
8%
182 votes
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2.
Were you born in a hospital or clinic?
I don't know.
5%
106 votes
Yes, I was born in a hospital or clinic.
82%
1801 votes
No
6%
133 votes
N/A
7%
160 votes
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3.
Were you born somewhere unexpected?
I don't know.
6%
132 votes
No, I was born at a hospital or at my mother's home.
76%
1679 votes
Yes, in an ambulance
1%
29 votes
Yes, in a car
1%
27 votes
Yes, on public transportation like a taxi, bus, train, or plane
1%
14 votes
Yes, at the home of someone my mother was visiting
1%
11 votes
Yes, at the doctor's office
0%
6 votes
Yes, elsewhere
1%
25 votes
N/A
13%
277 votes
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4.
Were you told there was anything stressful, threatening, or alarming about your birth?
I was not told about my birth.
12%
254 votes
I was not told anything negative about my birth.
16%
343 votes
No, as far as I know it was a "normal" birth.
46%
1016 votes
Yes, there was something stressful, threatening, or alarming about my birth.
9%
204 votes
Yes, I almost didn't survive.
3%
75 votes
N/A
13%
289 votes
Yes, my mother didn't survive.
1%
19 votes
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