Having a highly trained obstetrical surgeon attend a normal birth is analogous to having a pediatric surgeon babysit a healthy 2-year-old.

- Marsden Wagner

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 t…

- Marsden Wagner

...Respecting the woman as an important and valuable human being and making certain that the woman's experience while giving birth is fulfilling and …

- Marsden Wagner

One way to measure a particular doctor's openness and attitude toward women in general is simply to ask about the doctor's opinion of midwifery.

- Marsden Wagner

Ina May Gaskin is the most important person in maternity care in North America, bar none.

- Marsden Wagner

Humanizing birth means understanding that the woman giving birth is a human being, not a machine and not just a container for making babies. Showing …

- Marsden Wagner

There is no scientific evidence that doing over 10 percent of births with a cesarean improves the outcome for the woman or improves the outcome for t…

- Marsden Wagner

If you really want a humanized birth, the best thing you can do is stay the hell out of the hospital.

- Marsden Wagner