我的脐带妈妈走了，当我来到这个世界第一个迎接我的人走了，能给我讲述我的童年的人本来就寥寥无几 ，现又少了一个。
上世纪六、七十年代哈萨克族牧区妇女生孩子基本都是在家里分娩，因为医疗设备匮乏，医务人员奇缺，每个连队只有一个赤脚医生，有人描写过当时赤脚医生看病的情况，很形象:"放下锄头，拿起针头"。
当时妈妈突然开始产前阵痛，爸爸来不及去连队接医生，只能到离我们冬窝子比较近的另一个冬窝子请了一个比较有经验的大婶来帮助接生，据说大婶很有经验，方圆几公里的人家都有她接生过的孩子。这位大婶就成为我的脐带妈妈。
脐带妈妈顾名思义就是给孩子剪掉脐带的人。哈萨克族是游牧民族，在过去孕妇要生时，会请来牧区有经验的几位妇女来帮着接生，其中一两个是打下手的，最有经验的那位就是担任助产士的工作，孩子安全出生后就给孩子剪脐带并包扎好。这个工作不是每个人都能担任的，所以脐带妈妈在牧区地位很高的，技术高明的脐带妈妈是能够化解风险，保证母子平安的!
哈萨克族非常尊重脐带妈妈，视她们为自己的第二个妈妈，如今不像以前在家生孩子了，孕妇都会在正规医院生孩子，但是脐带妈妈这个风俗一直延续下来，每个孩子必须有一个脐带妈妈，所以在孩子出生之前，父母就会给孩子物色一个脐带妈妈，尽管脐带妈妈不用去帮着接生和剪脐带了，但是成为脐带妈妈的条件也颇高:要求生活美满幸福，人丁兴旺，有威望的女人才行。这风俗有点像西方人给孩子找教母。
成为脐带妈妈是非常荣耀的事情，我的脐带妈妈经常因为她是十几个孩子的脐带妈妈而骄傲。
在孩子以后人生的每一个重要时刻，脐带妈妈都会作为孩子一个重要的亲人被邀请出席，从孩子每次的生日宴到孩子的毕业典礼，再到结婚盛宴都会伴随有脐带妈妈的祝福和礼物。同时，脐带妈妈也是见证孩子成长的一个重要人物，会一直受到孩子的尊重。
我的脐带妈妈是一个善良体贴的人，我会经常去那个她度过了她一生的小村庄去看她，我们有许多美好的回忆，我会永远珍藏心里!愿她在天堂安息![祈祷][祈祷][祈祷][祈祷][祈祷][祈祷]
My umbilical cord mom passed away. The one who was the first to embrace me into the world, who witnessed how I came into the world, and who would tell me a lot about my infancy and make me laugh heartily left.
Mom said I was born before the due date. In the 1960s, due to the poor medical facilities and lack of medical workers, The kazak women in pastoral areas deliver at home.There was only one doctor in my village at that time and let alone delivery rooms.
My mom was unexpectedly in labour pain ，and it was too late to send for a doctor.My father hurriedly called an experienced woman home and hepled the delivery. She was very famous as an amateur midwife in the neighborhhood ,for many babies were successfully delivered with the help of her, among whom was me.
an umbilical cord mom,as it is called, is the woman who cut the baby's umbilical cord. In kazak culture, The Umbilical cord mom is highly respected due to the fact that the Kazak ethnic group leads a nomadic life, Deliveries were usually done at home with the help of some very experienced women- midwives ,who would help deliver the baby and cut the umbilical cord and bandage it. And not all people can do this job. A skilled midwife can ensure the safety of the baby and mother.
So the Umbilical cord mom is regarded as the second mother of the child. While nowadays deliveries are done in the hospitals, and nobody delivers at home, the custom of Umbilical cord mom is still kept.Before a baby is born, an umbilical cord mom is chosen with great prudence. She doesn't necessarily cut the umbilical cord, But to be an umbilical cord mom,one must have prosperously growing family, and enjoy prestige in the neighborhood.
Being an Umbilical cord mother is an honorable thing, many want to have the privilege of it. My Umbilical cord mom was proud of her being ten kids ' umbilical cord mom.
As an Umbilical cord mom, one will be invited to attend every important occasion of the child: from the birthday parties to the graduation ceremony, and then the wedding ceremony ,etc. She will witness the whole growth of the child with her sincere congratulations and handsome presents. and meanwhile, the child will respect and treat her as their own mother.
My umbilical cord mom was very kind and considerate lady. I visited her every time I went back to that small village where she spent her whole life. we had many sweet memories that will live with me forever! May she rest in peace! [祈祷][祈祷][祈祷]