Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one. — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the… — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
I know we can't always know what medical surprises may happen during childbirth. But my hope is to go fully natural -… — Danica McKellar Copy Share Image
Spiritual growth is like childbirth: you dilate, then you contract, you dilate, then you contract again. as painful as it all feels,… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
History is not a long series of centuries in which men did all the interesting/important things and women stayed home and twiddled… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
Planning your own coming-of-age experience may wither you prematurely, but just think of it this way: If you can get through this,… — Mimi Pond Copy Share Image
“My mother? My own mother told my lady governess that if the baby and I were in danger then they should save… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
People don't like it when you compare the miracle of childbirth to writing a book, but I think there is some overlap… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
According to physiological law, all natural, normal functions of the body are achieved without peril or pain. Birth is a natural, normal… — John Dye Copy Share Image
Natural childbirth allows the hormones that have been working for women for thousands of years to fulfill their functions. This is more… — Janet Schwegel Copy Share Image
“If our suffering has a purpose, it is infinitely easier to bear than if our suffering has no purpose and no larger… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“Yeah, women could go on all they liked about how painful childbirth was. Eventually most of them thought about having another baby.… — Evie Hunter Copy Share Image
(He) was in love with the idea of revolution. Men like that, even when they turn their backs on their party and… — Amitav Ghosh Copy Share Image
“Remember this, for it is as true and true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The… — Ina May Gaskin Copy Share Image
I wanted to deliver babies and become a midwife. I think childbirth is one of the most amazing things you could ever… — Natalie Martinez Copy Share Image
Back in the days when men were hunters and chest beaters and women spent their whole lives worrying about pregnancy or dying… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
My grandmother died in childbirth, and my great-aunt lived with us. She had bound feet. She never knew how to read or… — Wendi Deng Murdoch Copy Share Image
We try to give a birthing woman freedom to find the right position for her own needs and comfort. Unfortunately, in our… — Michel Odent Copy Share Image
I taught woman-centered childbirth classes for five years and have a particular interest in the history of childbirth practices. — Jo Beverley Copy Share Image
“Childbirth has always been a dangerous undertaking, but at least I've managed to eliminate the most painful part of the process. What's… — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
In the best of all possible worlds, childbirth enriches a marriage. In the worst, it harms it. No matter how good their… — Jean Marzollo Copy Share Image
It is somehow reassuring to discover that the word travel is derived from travail, denoting the pains of childbirth. — Jessica Mitford Copy Share Image
Birth is a bittersweet event ... a place where heaven and earth collide in a perplexing clash of hopes, dreams, facts, fears,… — Debra Evans Copy Share Image
Childbirth calls into question our very existence, requiring an expectant couple to confront not only new life but death, pain, fear and,… — Elizabeth Noble Copy Share Image
Poverty is a lot like childbirth - you know it is going to hurt before it happens, but you'll never know how… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
13 to $20 billion a year could be saved in health care costs by demedicalizing childbirth, developing midwifery, and encouraging breastfeeding. — Frank Oski Copy Share Image
I wasn't scared of childbirth. I educated myself and did my fair share of research, and that made me feel a little… — Jamie-Lynn Sigler Copy Share Image
“Má leaves me but I'm not alone, and a terrifying thought creeps into my head. Family is now something I have created… — Thi Bui Copy Share Image
My first experience of having a baby was about as natural as birth can be, and though I didn't know it at… — Robin Lim Copy Share Image
You can equate our music to childbirth. It's brutal and harsh, but there's still a beautiful thing occurring. — Danny Carey Copy Share Image
There is no way out of the experience except through it, because it is not really your experience at all but the… — Penelope Leach Copy Share Image
The instant of birth is exquisite. Pain and joy are one at this moment. Ever after, the dim recollection is so sweet… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The silence stretched out between us as I stared at him, the tears blurring my vision as I waited for him to… — Kathryn Michaels Copy Share Image
I would love to live free of the fear and sadness and real desperation that I think the effect of childbirth has… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
Ahhhhhhhh. There is nothing natural about natural childbirth. It is as close to a freak accident as anything I can think of.… — Jane Wagner Copy Share Image
Natural childbirth scares me. I think before you have natural childbirth you should find out how big the baby is. Three pounds… — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
“The context needs to be that the goal is a healthy mom. Because mothers never make decisions without thinking about that healthy… — Jennifer Block Copy Share Image
Now I know why women get their ears pierced. Once they've survived this ordeal of mutilation, they can face the discomforts of… — C.D. Payne Copy Share Image
“We live in a country where you can electively have your nose broken to reshape it, inject fat from your butt into… — Ann Brasco Copy Share Image
During childbirth and hospice I'll sing gospel songs that my grandma taught me when I was younger, or something I've made up,… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
