Later on Lady Maccon was to describe that particular day as the worst of her life. She had neither the soul nor… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
“Death is like giving birth. Birth can be painful. Sometimes women die from giving birth. However, when the baby is born, all… — Hope Bradford 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
“He feels a second pang now for the existence of perfection, the stubborn existence of perfection in the most vulnerable of things… — Taiye Selasi 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
It is somehow reassuring to discover that the word travel is derived from travail, denoting the pains of childbirth. — Jessica Mitford Copy Share Image
Protecting the lives of women in childbirth and in their postpartum months should be a common priority. — Abigail Spanberger 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
“Seamus shuddered in horror, before he pulled himself together. Determined, he reached between my thighs and shoved hard. Pain, like the fire… — A.B. Shepherd Copy Share Image
It is not for nothing that artists have called their works the children of their brains and likened the pains of production… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them. — Margaret Mitchell 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
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
Singin' in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life. — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
“We are God's chosen people. We are God's treasured possession. Let us rise in mighty strength to possess our rightful places as… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
A baby is like the beginning of all things: wonder, hope a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down… — Eda LeShan 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
It is incumbent upon us to respond to the unique needs of military women and ensure they receive proper care during the… — Susan Collins Copy Share Image
“The smooth undulating movements of Bellydance for birth aid a woman's ability to deal with her labour in an opening rather than… — Maha Al Musa Copy Share Image
Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have. — Robin Lim Copy Share Image
You can't make people happy by law. If you said to a bunch of average people two hundred years ago "Would you… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
O fortunate bride, who never again will become elated after childbirth! O lucky older wife, who has been cured of feeling unwanted! — Louise Bogan Copy Share Image
When my husband Edgar and I were courting, he said he couldn't wait to have a baby. It was only after we… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
...thousands of women could be saved each year if they had access to skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth, and access to… — Lee Jong-wook Copy Share Image
