Birth Quote by Jeannine Parvati Baker

This spontaneous emergence of order at critical points of instability, which is often referred to simply as "emergence," is one of the hallmarks of…

— Fritjof Capra

Experiences have clearly shown that an approach which 'de-medicalizes' birth, restores dignity and humanity to the process of childbirth, and returns control to the…

— Michel Odent

It would be a mistake, though, to consider care by family doctors or midwives inferior to that offered by obstetricians simply on the grounds…

— Ina May Gaskin

“Obstetricians also doubted the female intellectual capacity to grasp the anatomy and physiology of childbirth, and suggested that they could not therefore be trained.…

— Jennifer Worth

When you destroy midwives, you also destroy a body of knowledge that is shared by women, that can’t be put together by a bunch…

— Ina May Gaskin

Loving everything about yourself - even the 'unacceptable' - is an act of personal power. It is the beginning of healing.

— Christiane Northrup

As a doctor, let me tell you what self-love does: It improves your hearing, your eyesight, lowers your blood pressure, increases pulmonary function, cardiac…

— Christiane Northrup

“Obstetricians also doubted the female intellectual capacity to grasp the anatomy and physiology of childbirth, and suggested that they could not therefore be trained.…

— Jennifer Worth

A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the…

— Grantly Dick-Read

It is through our hands that we speak to the child. That we communicate. Touch is the child's first language, understanding comes long after…

— Frederick Leboyer

How do you know if your child is a writer? Your obstetrician holds his stethoscope to your abdomen and only hears excuses.

— Fran Lebowitz

She gave Pretty Boy a surreptitious glance. Did he honestly expect her to believe he was gay? True, there were the gay boots and…

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips