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As the expectant mother prepared to give birth to the child
she moved away from the camp and no one was allowed to be present
except for the doctor and other women experienced in childbirth.
The extended family helped to care for the child Once a baby
was
born
it was breastfed. This sometimes lasted until they were four
years old.
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A mother did not conceive another baby if she was still breast feeding her
previous child. This
was because while a child was still breast feeding it always had to be carried
and it would be
difficult to have another child at the same time unless other women in the
group agreed to help raise the children. This custom helped women space
a few years before the birth of the next child. |
