In achieving the depersonalization of childbirth and at the same time solving the problem of pain, our society may have lost more than it has gained. We are left with the physical husk; the transcending significance has been drained away. — 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 eradication of pain with effective anesthesia is often the only issue in any discussion of birththe… — 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
