Marsden Wagner Quotes
- ...Respecting the woman as an important and valuable human being and making certain that the woman's experience while giving birth is fulfilling and empowering is…
- One way to measure a particular doctor's openness and attitude toward women in general is simply to ask about the doctor's opinion of midwifery.
- Ina May Gaskin is the most important person in maternity care in North America, bar none.
- Having a highly trained obstetrical surgeon attend a normal birth is analogous to having a pediatric surgeon babysit a healthy 2-year-old.
- Beyond the immediate risks to her health and the health of her baby, when a woman chooses c-section, she decreases the chance that she will…
- There is no scientific evidence that doing over 10 percent of births with a cesarean improves the outcome for the woman or improves the outcome…
- Humanizing birth means understanding that the woman giving birth is a human being, not a machine and not just a container for making babies. Showing…
- If you really want a humanized birth, the best thing you can do is stay the hell out of the hospital.