Kuwo wonke umlando, izimpawu zokuzala ziye zasebenza njengesikhungo sokubuyisela futhi esizuzisa abazali bakusasa. Ohambweni lomuntu siqu, u-Katherine Blackledge wembula izimfihlo zabo ezimangalisayo nezindaba eziyiqiniso ezingemva kwabo ...

“Ngiyacela, ngiyacela, ngicela ungivumele ngibe nengane enempilo, ejabulayo,” ngihleba njengoba ngibeka umnikelo wami wokugcina - umkhiwane - ezinyaweni zikankulunkulukazi wenzalo. Kwakuwusuku oluhle libalele ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba 2008, ngangineminyaka engu-40 futhi ngingakakhulelwa.

Kwadingeka ngilulame kwezinye izinyanga ezingu-12 ezibuhlungu zokuphuphunyelwa yizisu, imizamo ye-IVF engaphumelelanga kanye nokuhlinzwa kwezifo zabesifazane, kodwa lapho umngane ephakamisa iMalta njengendawo yokuphumula, engacabanga ukuthi: “Ngingaya emathempelini adumile okuzala futhi ngincenge noma ubani. ukuze ngibe ngumama."

Ngakho manje ngase ngiseTarxien, sengizibukile kakade izithombe eziqoshiwe zikankulunkulukazi ongumama kuMnyuziyamu waseValletta futhi ngavakashela izindawo zasendulo eHagar Qim, eMnajdra naseGgantia ezinamakamelo azo agobile, anjengezibeletho.

Lezi zakhiwo ezingcwele yizona ezindala kunazo zonke emhlabeni - ezindala kunamaphiramidi kanye ne-Stonehenge - futhi zakhiwa eminyakeni engaba ngu-4000 edlule ukuhlonipha inkumbulo yabesifazane nokukhuthaza ukuzala kwabo. Kwadingeka ngikholelwe ukuthi izithombe zabo zangaphambi komlando ezinamandla zingangisiza nami.

Kubonakala kuwufanele ukuzama yonke into lapho ungakwazi ukukhulelwa futhi uthwale umntwana ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Bengilokhu ngiwugqokile umgexo wami omile okwesiliva ohambisana nokuzala nokuba ngumama; Ngiphinde ngaba umgqugquzeli we-acupuncture, i-reflexology kanye nemithi ye-herbal.

Kulo mongo, ukwenza uhambo lomuntu siqu lokuthakasela izimpawu zokuzala eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka kwakuyindlela enengqondo. Kungakho ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa ezedlule, osukwini olubanda kakhulu noluneqhwa ngoFebhuwari, lapho inketho ehlakaniphile kuzoba ukufika ekhaya ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, ngenze umyeni wami athathe indlela ephambukela ukuze ngibheke i-shila-na-gig yami elandelayo. .

I-Sheela-na-gigs mhlawumbe yizimpawu zokuzala ezidume kakhulu eYurophu. Idalwe ngamatshe abaqophi benkathi ephakathi, lezi zithombe zabesifazane ezigqamile, ziveza ngokuziqhenya izitho zabo zangasese ezipholile, zihlobisa amasonto nezinqaba eBrithani, entshonalanga yeFrance nasenyakatho yeSpain. Abanye baqukula phansi; abanye bavula imilenze yabo noma bayibeke okhalweni; umbhangqwana ngesimo se-mermaids.

Abaningi bayelulela emuva noma bezungeza, bephenduka ukuze babone kangcono phakathi kwemilenze yabo; abanye baze baphakamise imilenze baze bafike ezindlebeni. Amakhulu ezithombe eziqoshiwe ahlanganiswe ukungabi namahloni okuphelele ekuboniseni ubufazi babo.

U-Sheela-na-gig, engamvakashela ngalolo suku, udume ngokuba nezitho zangasese eziphana kakhulu kunabo bonke odadewabo. Encike odongeni lwesonto i-Oxy Church e-Wiltshire, usukuma aqonde futhi ashukumisele esithweni sangasese sangasese esiyisiyingi esimangalisayo, esivezwa ngendlela engaqondakali, esukela embeleni kuya eqakaleni lakhe.

Le misebenzi yobuciko emangalisayo nengagwegwesi ezindaweni zokukhulekela negunya iye yaqashelwa izimpawu zokuzala zivuliwe amakhulu eminyaka. Labo abafinyelelekayo banama-vulvas akhuhliwe noma akhuhliwe ngemva kwamakhulu eminyaka ewathinta ngezandla eziqinisekisayo.

Kodwa ngisho nokubheka amehlo kukholakala ukuthi kwanele ukusiza: isiko elizungeze ikhonsathi ye-sheela-in-concert e-St Michael's Church e-Oxford idinga bonke omakoti ukuthi bagqolozele isibalo lapho besendleleni eya emshadweni. Angikwazanga ukuthinta i-shila-at-concert esontweni lika-Oxy, ngavele ngambuka ngacela usizo kuye.

Ukwesaba okubangelwa usongo lokungatholi abantwana kusemhlabeni wonke. Ukusabela kulokhu, yonke impucuko kuwo wonke umlando idale izimpawu zokuzala ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphila kwezizukulwane ezizayo. Abaningi, njengonkulunkulukazi baseMalta, bagxila esimweni sowesifazane esinqunu esivusa inkanuko.

Ezindala kuzo ziyizithombe eziqoshiwe zikaVenus kusukela eNkathini Yamatshe. Ezinye zilingana nesundu futhi kubonakala sengathi zenziwe zathathwa futhi zithwalwe, kuyilapho ezinye iziNdawo zinkulu futhi ziqoshwe emadwaleni; kuze kube manje, kuye kwatholakala abantu abangaphezu kuka-200 kulo lonke elaseYurophu nasempumalanga, kuze kufike eSiberia. Okudume kakhulu kulawa yiVenus of Willendorf, umfanekiso we-limestone omude ongu-11cm obukisa ngamabele athela izithelo, izinqe nesisu kanye nesitho sangasese esingokoqobo.