Baby Quote by Ina May Gaskin

“girls were subjected to both clito-ridectomy—the excision of the clitoris—and infibulation—the cutting away of the labia and the sealing of the wound to leave…

— Geraldine Brooks

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

“This means that most of the births they have seen were to women on epidurals lying still during labor, waiting for it all to…

— Ina May Gaskin

No other natural bodily function is painful and childbirth should not be an exception

— Grantly Dick-Read

Breast stimulation is especially effective in starting labor at term when it is combined with sexual intercourse. Unless your partner is an abysmally poor…

— Ina May Gaskin

When anesthesia was developed, it was for many decades routinely withheld from women giving birth, since women were "supposed" to suffer. One of the…

— Nicholas D. Kristof

“Since the experience is different for each individual, the tension will reflect that experience. In some persons the whole lower half of the body…

— Alexander Lowen

“In the nineteenth century, girls who learned to develop orgasmic capacity by masturbation were regarded as medical problems. Often they were 'treated' or 'corrected'…

— Eve Ensler

We try to give a birthing woman freedom to find the right position for her own needs and comfort. Unfortunately, in our society we…

— Michel Odent

There is no way out of the experience except through it, because it is not really your experience at all but the baby's. Your…

— Penelope Leach

“The birthing journey requires us as women to get back to a sense of life basics where our connection to intuition and instinct are…

— Maha Al Musa

The experience of giving birth itself made me feel more womanly.

— Vera Farmiga