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    interpreting for a birth - help!

    Hahaha Travis....I know how to sign all the important birth words ... push, contractions, pain, very strong pain..... ;) Chel is right.... The mommy-to-be is my husband's sister. Her husband is deaf. I don't know if he would technically be my brother-in-law, but I don't know what else to...
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    interpreting for a birth - help!

    ChelEler - good point. I have been wondering about that too. But I think I can just transfer the language and not interfere - I think that may be part of why they chose me as an interpreter. Of course I won't know until I am there, but I will make a very strong attempt! Thanks for the...
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    interpreting for a birth - help!

    MsGiglz - you are wonderful! This will help a lot. You came up with a lot of things they might say that I haven't thought of - thanks! How do you sign "cervix", "uterus", and other technical words? It didn't have those words on your website or in any of my books. I guess I could just...
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    interpreting for a birth - help!

    Hi! I am a hearing person and I know a little bit of SEE - enough to get by. My sister-in-law Mary (hearing) and my brother-in-lawJosh (deaf) are having a baby in August. They are not very comfortable with many people in the birthing room and I have volunteered to be an interpreter in the...
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