There are, however, other instances in which talk of the significance of a birth would appear to make sense. They have to do with exceptional aspects surrounding a birth. Those who discover they were given up for adoption at birth might have good reason to reflect on the meaning of their arrival in the world in such circumstances. Other unusual factors may contribute to giving special significance to a child’s birth, ranging from dramatic rescues from death of women about to give birth to medical choices between the life of the mother and the life of the child.
