It is as great a crime to leave a woman alone in her agony and deny her relief from her suffering as it is to insist upon dulling the consciousness of a natural mother who desires above all things to be aware of the final reward of her efforts, whose ambition is to be present, in full possession of her senses, when the infant she already adores greets her with its first loud cry and the soft touch of its restless body upon her limbs.
What manner of mind considers this holy estate [pregnancy] which women are privileged by the Almighty to attain as a slur upon the social conscience? - Grantly Dick-Read
What manner of mind considers this holy estate [pregnancy] which women are privileged by the Almighty to attain as a slur upon the social conscience?
- Grantly Dick-Read
Fear can be overcome only by Faith. - Grantly Dick-Read
Fear can be overcome only by Faith.
It is as great a crime to leave a woman alone in her agony and deny her relief from her suffering as it is to insist upon dulling the consciousness o… - Grantly Dick-Read
It is as great a crime to leave a woman alone in her agony and deny her relief from her suffering as it is to insist upon dulling the consciousness o…
No other natural bodily function is painful and childbirth should not be an exception - Grantly Dick-Read
No other natural bodily function is painful and childbirth should not be an exception
A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presenc… - Grantly Dick-Read
A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presenc…
Fear can be overcome by faith. - Grantly Dick-Read
Fear can be overcome by faith.
Male science disregards female experiences because it can never share them. - Grantly Dick-Read
Male science disregards female experiences because it can never share them.
If left alone in labor, the body of a woman produces most easily the baby that is not interfered with by its mother's mind or the assistant's hand. I… - Grantly Dick-Read
If left alone in labor, the body of a woman produces most easily the baby that is not interfered with by its mother's mind or the assistant's hand. I…
Many women have described their experiences of childbirth as being associated with a spiritual uplifting, the power of which they have never previous… - Grantly Dick-Read
Many women have described their experiences of childbirth as being associated with a spiritual uplifting, the power of which they have never previous…
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