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
Birth isn't something we suffer but something we actively do and exult in! — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
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… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
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… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
In achieving the depersonalization of childbirth and at the same time solving the problem of pain, our society may have lost more than it… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart is written with great awareness and sensitivity. Deborah Davis gets it just right. — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
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… — Sheila Kitzinger 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 the world… — Sheila Kitzinger 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 joyfully to… — 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 physical power-enable… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
In any society, the way a woman gives birth and the kind of care given to her and the baby points as sharply as… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
In most societies birth has been an experience in whichwomen draw together to help each other and reinforce bonds in the community. Now that… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
