This essay ‘The Child is Born” is project our society and cultural events that is written by Germaine Greer. Through This essay Germaine Greer explain management skill of traditional society when a child is born .
In this essay the writer say that when a baby is born in a traditional society a mother is kept him free from anxiety . And also say that in this society the people manage different -different ways. These ways are accepted culturally and collectively. In this way the mother does not have any mental burden of reinventing the procedures. A woman during her pregnancy is cared by her husband and every member of her family. She does not feel alone, because she has the support of the whole family. Every member of her family takes care of her.
In many traditional societies women after marriage go to live with their mother’s-in-law and other members of the family in a joint family. But, they are not accepted as the member of the new family until they have borne a child. In such societies a child plays an important role in the life of mother. A mother is known by the name of her child.
In many societies a pregnant woman has to follow some traditional rules. She goes to her mother’s house for the birth of her child. She has to stay there about the first three months of the baby’s life. There she gets a lot of love and care. The birth of the baby is celebrated. When the baby is seven days old, there is naming ceremony. The baby is given new clothes and mother is given a new sari. There is feasting, singing and dancing, until late at night. The women and girls gather and sing songs.
Thus, when a baby is born, it is an occasion of joy for the whole family. The whole matter of pregnancy is one of the celebrations.