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> [For far too many, pregnancy and birth is still something that happens to them rather than something they set out consciously and joyfully to do themselves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/for-far-too-many-pregnancy-and-birth-is-still-something-that-happens/)

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## More by Sheila Kitzinger

> [Birth isn't something we suffer but something we actively do and exult in!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/birth-isn-t-something-we-suffer-but-something-we-actively-do-and/)

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> [In acknowledging woman-to-woman help it is important to recognize that power, within the family and elsewhere, can be used vindictively, and that it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/in-acknowledging-woman-to-woman-help-it-is-important-to-recognize/)

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> [All that is needed for the majority of labors to go well is a healthy, pregnant woman who has loving support in labor, self-confidence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/all-that-is-needed-for-the-majority-of-labors-to-go-well-is-a-healthy/)

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> [In achieving the depersonalization of childbirth and at the same time solving the problem of pain, our society may have lost more than it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/in-achieving-the-depersonalization-of-childbirth-and-at-the-same-time/)

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> [Empty Cradle, Broken Heart is written with great awareness and sensitivity. Deborah Davis gets it just right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/empty-cradle-broken-heart-is-written-with-great-awareness-and/)

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> [Fathers' sharing in the birth experience can be a stimulus for men's freedom to nurture, and a sign of changing relationships between men and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/fathers-sharing-in-the-birth-experience-can-be-a-stimulus-for-men-s/)

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> [Childbirth takes place at the intersection of time; in all cultures it links past, present and future. In traditional cultures birth unites the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/childbirth-takes-place-at-the-intersection-of-time-in-all-cultures-it/)

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> [For far too many, pregnancy and birth is still something that happens to them rather than something they set out consciously and joyfully to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/for-far-too-many-pregnancy-and-birth-is-still-something-that-happens/)

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> [In all cultures, the midwife's place is on the threshold of life, where intense human emotions, fear, hope, longing, triumph, and incredible physical power-enable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/in-all-cultures-the-midwife-s-place-is-on-the-threshold-of-life-where/)

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> [In any society, the way a woman gives birth and the kind of care given to her and the baby points as sharply as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/in-any-society-the-way-a-woman-gives-birth-and-the-kind-of-care-given/)

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> [In most societies birth has been an experience in whichwomen draw together to help each other and reinforce bonds in the community. Now that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-kitzinger/in-most-societies-birth-has-been-an-experience-in-whichwomen-draw/)

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