Experiences have clearly shown that an approach which 'de-medicalizes' birth, restores dignity and humanity to the process of childbirth, and returns control… — Michel Odent 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
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
“Parent should never forget the great excitement they felt for the birth of a new born into the world.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth. — Edna Ferber Copy Share Image
Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple. A child afraid of the dark who one day blows… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
One does not give birth in a void, but rather in a cultural and political context. Laws, professional codes, religious sanctions, and… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Childbirth takes place at the intersection of time; in all cultures it links past, present and future. In traditional cultures birth unites… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
Because they've either conveniently forgotten with time or they're trying to be supportive, most mothers won't tell you how hard pregnancy (and… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
I think there can always be beauty in struggle. I mean, as far as childbirth, I had my son in the hospital,… — Patricia Arquette Copy Share Image
“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be… — Anita Diamant Copy Share Image
Fredrika Bimm, what do you think you're doing?" "Freaking out. Losing my mind. Thinking about snapping your husband's spine. Squashing the urge… — MaryJanice Davidson 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
I realize that there are certain hardships that only females must endure, such as childbirth, waiting in lines for public-restroom stalls, and… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
The pain of childbirth is not remembered. It's the child that's remembered. — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
Yeah, well, I’ll be glad to birth it if it means I can name him something normal. (Zarek) Yeah, yeah. This from… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
It is a well-established fact that in healthy loving women, uninjured by the too frequent lesions which result from childbirth, increasing physical… — Elizabeth Blackwell Copy Share Image
Certainly in terms of my life - anybody's life - you go through death, childbirth and marriage, glory and defeat, and so… — Rufus Wainwright 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
Yes, we've cut the maternal mortality rate in half, but far too many women are still denied critical access to reproductive health… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
For far too many, pregnancy and birth is still something that happens to them rather than something they set out consciously and… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
In all cultures, the midwife's place is on the threshold of life, where intense human emotions, fear, hope, longing, triumph, and incredible… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
“The main goal of Bellydance for birth within the framework of actual labour is to fully allow the labouring woman to help… — Maha Al Musa Copy Share Image
Personally, I would miss a wedding. I would miss childbirth. I would miss a bar mitzvah just to see me talk at… — Maxwell Jacob Friedman Copy Share Image
I wasn't very good about the pain. I started screaming for painkillers after the third contraction and didn't stop until my daughter… — Linda Sunshine Copy Share Image
