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
Having a highly trained obstetrical surgeon attend a normal birth is analogous to having a pediatric surgeon babysit a healthy 2-year-old. — Marsden Wagner Copy Share Image
“Beside the kit she’d put together were several books, and because he was reluctant to open the sealed plastic container and look… — Christine Feehan 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
If we want to find safe alternatives to obstetrics, we must rediscover midwifery. To rediscover midwifery is the same as giving back… — Michel Odent Copy Share Image
“Natural childbirth —I would never understand it. It was like going to the dentist and saying, "Novocain? No thanks. Just go in… — J.L. Berg Copy Share Image
Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers. — Barbara Katz Rothman Copy Share Image
No other natural bodily function is painful and childbirth should not be an exception — Grantly Dick-Read Copy Share Image
“Twinge” and “surge” and “pressure” were the euphemisms that a lot of the people in the natural childbirth community had been using… — Julia Kent Copy Share Image
Birth is about making mothers... strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength — Barbara Katz Rothman Copy Share Image
My mother's idea of natural childbirth was giving birth without makeup. She was hyper-positive - the world is a wonderful place, rainbows… — Robin Williams 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
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
Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have. — Robin Lim 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
“There are two others: the erroneous claim that anything natural must be safe, and the bedrock assertion of midwives, doulas, and other… — Amy Tuteur Copy Share Image
The frequency of personal questions grows in direct proportion to your increasing girth. . . . No one would ask a man… — Jean Marzollo Copy Share Image
The parallels between making love and giving birth are clear, not only in terms of passion and love, but also because we… — Sarah J. Buckley Copy Share Image
The wisdom and compassion a woman can intuitively experience in childbirth can make her a source of healing and understanding for other… — Stephen Gaskin Copy Share Image
