Heather Barrington, 27, and her husband Adam, 29, sure do. Fox News reports that the couple will deliver their baby among dolphins at The Sirius Institute in Pohoa, Hawaii.
The Sirius Institute describes itself as a “a research consortium with the purpose of ‘dolphinizing’ the planet.” They recently set up the Dolphin Attended, Water, Natural and Gentle Birth Center (DAWN), due to what they claim is an increasing demand on their web site for people looking to give birth near dolphins. The Sirius Institute claims that giving birth with dolphins is part of an ancient native Hawaiian practice.
The Barringtons, who have been together for 11 years, flew to the island last month to prepare for their unconventional “water-and-dolphin birth,” an idea sparked by the book The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life by Drunvalo Melchizedek. Heather explained their choice to the South Charlotte News: “It is about reconnecting as humans with the dolphins so we can coexist in this world together and learn from one another.” She added, “Having that connection with the pod of dolphins anytime—even if the birth doesn’t happen in the water—still brings peace, comfort and strength to the mother and baby during labor.”
http://laist.com/2013/05/28/couple_plans_dolphin-assisted_birth.php
* now I am all for the extension of personhood and getting all hands, flippers and robot grippers on deck, but… wouldn’t an augmented octopus make for a better midwife?
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