Conversation Questions: Childbirth

• Have you ever had children?
• Where were your children born?
• How long were you in labor?
• How much did your first child weigh?
• Can you tell us about your pregnancy?
• Were there any complications during delivery? What were they?
• How much maternity leave did you take from work?
• Was your husband in the delivery room during childbirth?
• Did your husband take maternity leave from work? How long?
• Do pregnant women in your country work?
• Do women in your country give birth in a hospital or at home?
• What is more common, natural birth or C-sections?
• Who helps a new mother with the baby?
• Do women in your country breastfeed their babies?
• Do you think it is OK to breast feed in public?
• Did you breast feed your children in public?
• Were you breast fed as a child?