Anatomy and physiology Quote by Jennifer Worth

“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

“...women giving birth seemed very often to lose any sense of fear or misgiving...exhibiting an absorption that amounted to indifference-simply because they had no…

— Diana Gabaldon

We are the only species of mammal that doubts our ability to give birth. It's profitable to scare women about birth. But let's stop…

— Ina May Gaskin

I wasn't scared of childbirth. I educated myself and did my fair share of research, and that made me feel a little more prepared.

— Jamie-Lynn Sigler

“Women's bodies have a near perfect knowledge of childbirth; it's when their brains get involved that things can go wrong.”

— Peggy Vincent

Fear of pain has resulted in many women losing sight of birth as normal and natural, and of themselves as powerful and capable. Labor…

— Deepak Chopra

“I challenge the popular notions out there that are so often rooted in pseudoscience. I offer comfort to expectant and new mothers as they…

— Amy Tuteur

As a mom, the minute your baby is born, you all of a sudden have these fears. People always say, 'Don't let your fears…

— Brie Bella

Nothing in medical literature today communicates the idea that women's bodies are well-designed for birth. Ignorance of the capacities of women's bodies can flourish…

— Ina May Gaskin

Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?

— Anonymous

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH: A contradiction in terms.

— Nikhil Saluja

And I think the female creative urge is intrinsically biologically linked to our ability to give birth to a child, even if we've never...…

— Zoe Kazan