Birth Quote by Joyce Banda

the recurrent drama of menstrual bleeding must have been unnerving to primitive peoples. In man, the shedding of blood is always associated with injury,…

— Estelle Ramey

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

Maternal health remains a staggering challenge, particularly in the developing world. Globally, a woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute.

— Jessica Capshaw

“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

“You know, Liz, I really got how women can just slip away when they bleed like that. I was already so high from the…

— Elizabeth Davis

I survived a potentially life-threatening childbirth-related complication after delivering my daughter. I learned that hundreds of thousands of girls and women die each year…

— Christy Turlington

After disasters, reproductive healthcare falls by the wayside. Yet babies continue to be born. When all infrastructure falls apart, when the hospitals and all…

— Robin Lim

“Understanding why so many western women are giving birth to unnaturally large babies that either damage the birth canal or will not fit down…

— Steven Magee

Lack of access to basic sanitation facilities can be a traumatic experience for girls especially during menstruation period and have an adverse impact on…

— Priyamani

We see very, very high rates of C-sections, Cesarean sections, in India. Lots of reasons for it, high levels of malnutrition have meant that…

— Jacqueline Novogratz

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

Good-bye... why am I hemorrhaging ?

— Boris Pasternak