Siberi eestlaste lapse sünniga seotud kombestik ja sünnituslood. (Estonian)

Siberian Estonians' childbirth customs and birth stories. (English)

To study the childbirth customs and stories of Siberian Estonians, I used conversations and interviews conducted in various Siberian Estonian communities during the fieldwork of the Estonian Folklore Archives between 1991 and 2013, as well as the memories of Estonians who had been born in the Estonian settlements in Siberia and repatriated during or after the Second World War. As information related to childbirth customs is very much a private matter, the collection of such material during fieldwork in Siberia was somewhat limited due to short time and the guest status of the collectors. Women born in the 1910s-1930s who had experience of giving birth at home were more likely to share information. Siberian Estonians, who were born and raised in village communities with a rich heritage, share both personal and community experiences in their childbirth stories. Although the triumph of state medicine, with its small hospitals, had reached Siberian villages after the end of the Second World War, the initially trained medical professionals were met with mistrust and alienation. Village midwives were still respected, and villages adhered to many of the old beliefs about childbirth, as childbirth was controlled by the village community. Over time, giving birth under the supervision of hospital-trained medical staff became the norm. So, the need for village midwives has disappeared, and some of the traditions and customs associated with childbirth have been forgotten. At the same time, traditions related to the pre-pregnancy period and some childbirth stories helping to raise community awareness have remained very much alive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Teesid: Siberi eestlaste sünnikombestiku ja sünnituslugude uurimisel kasutasin Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivi välitöödel ajavahemikul 1991-2013 erinevates Siberi eesti kogukondades läbi viidud intervjuusid ja vestlusi ning Siberist Teise maailmasõja järel Eestisse ümber asunud eestlastelt ajavahemikul 2003-2010 talletatud mälestusi. Kuna sünnikombestikuga seonduv teave kuulub suuresti privaatsfääri, oli seesuguse materjali kogumine Siberi välitöödel limiteeritud aja ja kogujate külalisstaatuse tõttu mõnevõrra piiratud. Teavet jagasid enam 1910.-1930. aastail sündinud naised, kel oli kodus sünnitamise kogemus. Lapseootus ja sünd on läbi aegade olnud seotud arvukate maagiliste toimingutega. Vanemate, eeskätt ema käitumine ja tegevused raseduse ajal arvati lapsele mõju avaldavat. Artiklis jälgin, kuivõrd muudavad aset leidnud kultuurimuutused ja teisenenud elukeskkond sünnikombestikku ning mil määral jagatakse sünnituslugudes isikliku kogemuse kõrval ka kogukonna kogemust. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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