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{This is one of the most (if not the most) extreme birth we have included.  Be aware, as babe seems to be under water a long time, in actuality it is only 30 seconds.  Below, I will add some of the father’s comments on this from the video Youtube page.}

Ocean Birth of Sonoma (via xiodanse)

OCEAN BIRTH OF A BABY BOY!- IN THE SUMMER OF 1994, WE (THE DANSE FAMILY) TRAVEL TO SPAIN TO BIRTH OUR SON “SONOMA” IN A TIDE POOL ON THE SEA COAST OF THE COSTA BLANCA- UNASSISTED AND UNDER THE MIDDAY SUMMER SUN- “SONOMA” IS BORN UNDER WATER AND SWIMS TETHERED TO HIS UMBILICAL CORD- MOM (NICA) FROM HONDURAS HAS AN ECSTATIC BIRTH WHILE DAD (ROE) SUPPORTS AND VIDEOS-

we shipped an american van to europe equipped with an inflatable zodiac boat- after numerous days of searching the sea coast with all the kids adventuring- we found this ancient coastal roman rock quarry which had become exposed to the sea- we then spent days relocating many days relocating many hundreds of beautiful tide pool animals to ready our birthing pool- we camped there for 10 days before and 10 days after the birth!

the water temperature in the open ocean outside the birthing pool was about 70- but inside our protected natural pool the temperature was a perfect 95- so sonoma could swim without risk of triggering the differentiation of temperature switch to breathing response- giving him more time to swim

the salinity of uterine life- the amniotic fluid is about 9 ppt (parts per thousand) while the ocean where sonoma was born was 34- much saltier- yet he moved from a salty environment to another- and opened his eyes in the tide pool with no notice-