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“In the countries with the best maternal and infant outcomes—the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark—women and babies benefit from lifelong universal healthcare, but that care is markedly different: obstetricians attend only high-risk pregnancies. The vast majority of laboring women get individual support from a midwife, are free to move about and birth in whatever position feels best, and are rarely induced, anesthetized, or cut.”
― Jennifer Block, Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care

“There’s a book for everyone, even if they don’t think there is. A book that reaches in and grabs your soul.”
― Veronica Henry, How to Find Love in a Bookshop

“In reality, pregnancy medical care seemed to be one long list of rules. In fact, being pregnant was a lot like being a child again. There was always someone telling you what to do. It started right away.”
― Emily Oster, Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong-and What You Really Need to Know

“Pregnancy, and especially birth, is often treated as if they are an illness or a dangerously abnormal process. This approach only fosters the thinking that, without medical intervention in a hospital setting, it would be impossible to have a healthy baby.”
― Lauren Feder, Natural Pregnancy: Practical Medical Advice and Holistic Wisdom for a Healthy Pregnancy and Childbirth