Sheila Kitzinger

Birth isn't something we suffer but something we actively do and exult in!

— Sheila Kitzinger

In acknowledging woman-to-woman help it is important to recognize that power, within the family and elsewhere, can be used vindictively, and that…

— Sheila Kitzinger

All that is needed for the majority of labors to go well is a healthy, pregnant woman who has loving support in…

— Sheila Kitzinger

In achieving the depersonalization of childbirth and at the same time solving the problem of pain, our society may have lost more…

— Sheila Kitzinger

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart is written with great awareness and sensitivity. Deborah Davis gets it just right.

— Sheila Kitzinger

Fathers' sharing in the birth experience can be a stimulus for men's freedom to nurture, and a sign of changing relationships between…

— Sheila Kitzinger

Childbirth takes place at the intersection of time; in all cultures it links past, present and future. In traditional cultures birth unites…

— Sheila Kitzinger

For far too many, pregnancy and birth is still something that happens to them rather than something they set out consciously and…

— Sheila Kitzinger

In all cultures, the midwife's place is on the threshold of life, where intense human emotions, fear, hope, longing, triumph, and incredible…

— Sheila Kitzinger

In any society, the way a woman gives birth and the kind of care given to her and the baby points as…

— Sheila Kitzinger

In most societies birth has been an experience in whichwomen draw together to help each other and reinforce bonds in the community.…

— Sheila Kitzinger