I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby... it inspires him.

Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.

I think midwifery was developed by people with common sense, people who were close to nature, and people who observed other species of mammals and saw that there were lessons there to be learned.

There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we

Don't criticize nature, stand in awe of it.

Gardeners know that you must nourish the soil if you want healthy plants. You must water the plants adequately, especially when seeds are germinating and sprouting, and they should be planted in a nutrient-rich soil. Why should nutrition matter less in the creation of young humans than it does in young plants? I'm sure that it doesn't.