“I am persuaded from long years of experience amongst women of many nationalities that good midwifery is essential for the true happiness of motherhood – that good midwifery is the birth of a baby in a manner nearest to the natural law and design – and good midwifery, next to wise and healthy pregnancy, sets the pattern of the newborn infant and its relationship to its mother.”
― Childbirth Without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth
― Childbirth Without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth
“One day in the future, everyone will be as aware of the harmfulness of eating animal products as we today are aware of the necessity of physicians’ washing their hands before delivering a baby. Harvey Diamond”
― New Vegetarian Baby
― New Vegetarian Baby
“Many midwives work as employees in large hospital practices, where the techno-medical model of care is still the rule. In practices like these, midwives are used to attract women who desire midwifery care, but they may in fact be under constant pressure to practice within the techno-medical mode.”
― Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Updated With New Material
― Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Updated With New Material
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