Protecting the lives of women in childbirth and in their postpartum months should be a common priority. — Abigail Spanberger 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
...one cannot actively help a woman to give birth. The goal is to avoid disturbing her unnecsessarily. — Michel Odent Copy Share Image
[On home births:] In a house where there had been three people, there were now four, although no one had come in… — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
“Women's bodies have a near perfect knowledge of childbirth; it's when their brains get involved that things can go wrong.” — Peggy Vincent Copy Share Image
As often as I have witnessed the miracle [birth], held the perfect creature with its tiny hands and feet, each time I… — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a… — Brigitte Bardot Copy Share Image
A pregnant woman is like a beautiful flowering tree, but take care when it comes time for the harvest that you do… — Peter Jackson 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
“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
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
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
Quests are a huge inconvenience. Don't let anyone tell you differently, even if that person has experience. The problem is that people… — Amy Neftzger Copy Share Image
Discrimination and multiple deprivations of human rights are also frequently part of the problem, sentencing entire populations to poverty... It is surely… — Navi Pillay 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
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
Transformation is only valid if it is carried out with the people, not for them. Liberation is like a childbirth, and a… — Paulo Freire 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
“It seems that in our twenty-first century modern world, many women have become estranged from their primal brain and the knowledge that… — Maha Al Musa Copy Share Image
As indicated by the increase in maternal mortality in 2010, right now it's more dangerous to give birth in California than in… — Jessica Valenti 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
“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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
![“[On home births:] In a house where there had been three people, there were now four, although no one had come in the door.” quote by Joyce Maynard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/joyce-maynard-7181_birth_on-home-births-in-a-house-where-there-ha_1292254.jpg)
![“As often as I have witnessed the miracle [birth], held the perfect creature with its tiny hands and feet, each time I have felt as though I were entering a cathedral with prayer in my heart.” quote by Margaret Sanger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/margaret-sanger-3929_birth_as-often-as-i-have-witnessed-the-miracle_2813580.jpg)
![“As indicated by the increase in maternal mortality in 2010, right now it's more dangerous to give birth in California than in Kuwait or Bosnia. Amnesty International reports that women in [the United States] have a higher risk of dying due to pregnancy complications than women in forty-nine other…” quote by Jessica Valenti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/jessica-valenti-1960_amnesty_as-indicated-by-the-increase-in-maternal_3086967.jpg)
