#pregnancy

I emphasize this because some of my colleagues, for whose academic attainments I have great respect, argue" 'You assume too much; this is not proved; this is not strictly scientific. We disagree with your neurology and your psychiatry is misleading, therefore you must be wrong.' My reply has been, with all humility: 'Yes, of course,' and I have returned to the labor ward to be greeted by happy women with their newborn babies in their arms: 'How right you are, Doctor, it is so much easier that way.' That is what really matters to the clinician. He should use the method that gives the best and safest result from all points of view until something better is discovered. ↗

— Grantly Dick-Read

#medicine #pain #pregnancy #respect

Abortion on demand, throughout the full nine months of a pregnancy, for virtually any reason, became public policy in the United States of America. No other developed democracy had, or has, such a permissive abortion regime. ↗

— Robert Casey

#america #any #became #demand #democracy

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology that kills them so much as neglect. ↗

— Nicholas D. Kristof

#biology #die #each #half #kills

Beyond the immediate risks to her health and the health of her baby, when a woman chooses c-section, she decreases the chance that she will be able to get pregnant again and increases the chance that if she does get pregnant, the pregnancy will occur outside the uterus, a situation that never results in a live baby and is life-threatening to the woman. Furthermore, the risk of having an unexplained stillbirth doubles when a woman has had a previous c-section. ↗

— Marsden Wagner

#c-section #pregnancy #life

Why do people give into stereotypes others have about them? Why would you ever let someone else's negative thoughts dictate how you're going to leave your life? ↗

— Gaby Rodriguez

#pregnancy-project #inspirational

Take this one in my belly. He (or she) is determined to be here. I can feel the force of his being. It's as if he has something to do here and just wants to arrive and grow up so he can get to it. ↗

— Rebecca Walker

#pregnancy #love

I was proud to share the stories of my friends at Georgetown Law who have suffered dire medical consequences because our student insurance does not cover contraception for the purpose of preventing pregnancy. ↗

— Sandra Fluke

#consequences #contraception #cover #dire #does

It's normal to gain weight during pregnancy. It's something that has to happen to your body. ↗

— Carnie Wilson

#during #gain #gain weight #happen #normal

Was I a perfect gastric-bypass patient? Yes. Was I a perfect gastric-bypass pregnant woman? No. I made a decision to enjoy my pregnancy... So sue me! ↗

— Carnie Wilson

#enjoy #i #made #me #patient

I looked at a fetal development chart at the Operation Rescue Office in Dallas. I had a lot of emotions stirring up inside of me. That's when I decided that it was wrong in any stage of pregnancy. ↗

— Norma McCorvey

#chart #dallas #decided #development #emotions