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3.2.c Woman are expected to have sex while being Pregnant
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3. 2. c Woman are expected to have sex while being Pregnant
Meanwhile, humanity knows, that unborn children actually do enjoy the sex of their parents, because they participate at the endorphine-high of the mother.
Societies with this knowledge may require becoming mothers to have sex as often as they can, to keep the child happy.
Other reasons for such a commandment may be the health of mother and child (societies considering not having sex to be unhealthy) or real physical needs of the child or mother. A race may need sex or sexual intercourse could stimulate the growth of the child.
Magical races could depend on sex as a kind of nourishment. Psionic races may depend on the emotions of the partners orgasms.
3. 3. a The Father may be present at the Birth
this strongly depends on other Cdcp-factors. Fathers with no ties to the becoming mother will not be expected to be present at birth. Males from Cdcp 1a and 1c are most likely to participate a the birth. The reason may be, that the birth strongly depends on the participation (males got a special organ/ orifice/ limb, pheromones, touch, magic etc. ) or that the society believes, that the bonding between father and child (or even father and mother) will be stronger and more healthy if the father is present. Such societies will have some institutions, that would force the father to be present or that would lend a substitution.
3. 3. b The Father may not be present a the Birth
Either the father does not belong to the family (Cdcp 1. b, 1. d), or the birth is a secret or moment strongly belonging to womenhood. The later is widely practiced, either because the father would be in the way or is not interested or (more often) the birth is a kind of female magic.
In some races the presence of the father could be dangerous or even lethal to father, mother or child, because of psychological (e. g. the hate of the mother during the pains grows so strong, that she would kill the father), physical (e. g. the smell of the father is so unhealthy, that the newborn would instantly die) or magical/ psionical (the child will not allow anyone close to itself for the first few days, except the mother. It will defend it's territory with all its abilities) reasons. Very strict societies will have guardians, who ward of fathers or even take them into custody. The punishment of fathers who participate nonetheless at a birth may be severe (e. g. stoned by the women).
3. 4. a The Parents know, what happens at the Birth
All, who are responsible for the pregnancy, birth and care for the child know, that giving birth is a natural process, that is (most often) a consequence of having sex. They know, that the unborn grows inside of the mother and finally comes out of the belly of the mother. If, for some reason or another this is not so for the specified race, all involved know, what realy happens (if the pregnancy is a result of going swimming in a special lake, the child will teleport out of the mother or something else even stranger, all will know this truth). This will change the role of males, especially healers, of wise women and of lots of other institutions and situations in live.
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3. 4. b Male do not know, what happens at the Birth
Male are not allowed to participate at the birth. It is an event, only women may participate. Males, who transgress this rule will be punished. Because of this secret, women will hold some power over men. If birth is a religious occasion, almost all priests in small communities will be female. The bigger the community, the more males may be priests. Societies with Cdcp 1b and 1d are likely candidates as well as 2b, and 3b. A dob of 5 or 6 is unlikely as well as a ddp of 4. In a less harsh society, males may not know, what happens during pregnancy and birth up until they themselves participate.
3. 4. c No one knows, what happens at Birth
Normally, a young woman will learn all about what happens during the pregnancy and the birth. In some societies, it is possible, that the older people keep this secret, until there is no way to hide it from a woman. In other societies only a priest or shaman knows about what happens and keeps this secret through using drugs or magic during the birthing process.
Magical races may loose their memory or be elevated to haven during the birth where the engels do everything necessery to keep the woman from learning anything about the birth (or this could be the only way, a woman of this race is able to give birth).
Examples:
Human: Elira learned everything there was to know for a young woman. She has already helped a neighbor when she was laboring. Her husband has a good idea, what happened during the birth, because he participated at one for a few minutes, when a younger sister of his was born. His mother died in child-bed, therefore he knows about the dangers. Assa will not allow him in the room, but he may bring her hot water and clean cloth. He and Elira will care for the child, if it survives, maybe with the help of their parents and of their neighbors.
Before they knew, that the child was underway, they had some sex, but stopped it, because their priest told them, that it would hurt the child.
D'deepiens: Kachkach was in the little tree-house during all of the pregnancy. Homosexual love is not prohibited for her people and the evenings are very long. Her parents and the official pregnancy slave will care for the child, although she will help most of the time.
The male of her tribe know, what causes the pregnancy and that this will lead, most of the time, to the birth of a child, but they do not know, how this happens, because they never participate. Kachkach had learned from her parents to keep away from the male, but all knowledge about the pregnancy and birth was withheld from her and she learned it only while living in the house.
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