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“Ultrasound estimates can be off by more than a pound on either side; in fact, studies have shown that palpating the belly with the hands yields a more accurate estimate.”
― Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
― Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
“Believe me: if you are told that some experience is going to hurt, it will hurt. Much of pain is in the mind, and when a woman absorbs the idea that the act of giving birth is excruciatingly painful—when she gets this information from her mother, her sisters, her married friends, and her physician—that woman has been mentally prepared to feel great agony.”
― Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Updated With New Material
― Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Updated With New Material
“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.”
― Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
― Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
“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.”
― Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong-and What You Really Need to Know
― Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong-and What You Really Need to Know
“A woman is four times more likely to die having a cesarean section than a vaginal birth.”
― Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
― Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
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