Hospital Quote by Patrisse Cullors

I watched Ricki Lake's documentary, 'The Business of Being Born,' and that led me to call a midwife, and not an ob-gyn, when I…

— Sarah Wayne Callies

I had amazing midwives when I first became a teen-aged mom, and each of the five times I gave birth.

— Robin Lim

I had such a nurturing team of midwives looking after me with my first little girl, and their support gave me so much confidence…

— Katie Piper

Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in…

— Liya Kebede

“Today, the lay midwife is a response to a growing home-birth movement. In my own community most physicians have decided to withhold prenatal care…

— Susan McCutcheon

I was always interested in midwifery; it was my plan B.

— Domino Kirke

I still deliver like a midwife

— Drake

It's not just the making of babies, but the making of mothers that midwives see as the miracle of birth.

— Barbara Katz Rothman

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

What I've learnt is that being a midwife is not a job about cute babies. And as a maternity care assistant there's a lot…

— Emma Willis

You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.

— Olivia Wilde

“We must always remember that we are only midwives—if we want praise for progeny we must give birth to our own.”

— Diana Athill