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Sheila Kitzinger

Sheila Kitzinger Biography

Activist

Sheila Kitzinger was an influential activist known for her contributions to the fields of reproductive rights and women's health. Born on March 29, 1929, and passing away on April 11, 2015, Kitzinger女士 played a significant role in promoting natural childbirth and the rights of mothers. Her work has had a lasting impact on the global childbirth culture.

Sheila Kitzinger was an influential activist known for her contributions to the fields of reproductive rights and women's health. Born on March 29, 1929, and passing away on April 11, 2015, Kitzinger女士 played a significant role in promoting natural childbirth and the rights of mothers. Her work has had a lasting impact on the global childbirth culture.

Related Quotes

“Empty Cradle, Broken Heart is written with great awareness and sensitivity. Deborah Davis gets it just right.”

Heart Written Awareness Broken Empty Sensitivity Cradle

Author:Sheila Kitzinger

“Childbirth takes place at the intersection of time; in all cultures it links past, present and future. In traditional cultures birth unites the world of 'now' with the world of the ancestors, and is part of the great tree of life extending in time and eternity.”

World Past Culture Tree Birth Eternity Traditional Links Ancestor Childbirth Extending Past Present Past Present And Future Intersections Tree Of Life

Author:Sheila Kitzinger

“In achieving the depersonalization of childbirth and at the same time solving the problem of pain, our society may have lost more than it has gained. We are left with the physical husk; the transcending significance has been drained away.”

May Has Beens Problem Pain Lost Left Achieve Parenting Our Society Significance Childbirth Drained Transcending Depersonalization Beautiful Pregnancy

Book:Women as mothers

Source: Women as mothers

“For far too many, pregnancy and birth is still something that happens to them rather than something they set out consciously and joyfully to do themselves”

Stills Happens Birth Conscious Pregnancy Joyful Deliberate Childbirth Midwife Conceiving Accidents Happen Pregnant Inspirational

Book:The Experience of Childbirth

Source: The Experience of Childbirth

“In acknowledging woman-to-woman help it is important to recognize that power, within the family and elsewhere, can be used vindictively, and that it is not only powerful men who abuse women; women with power may also abuse other women.”

Men May Important Helping Used Powerful Abuse Elsewhere Men Women Powerful Man Woman To Woman

Author:Sheila Kitzinger

“In most societies birth has been an experience in whichwomen draw together to help each other and reinforce bonds in the community. Now that eradication of pain with effective anesthesia is often the only issue in any discussion of birththe sacramental and social elements which used to be central to women's experience of birthseem, for an increasing proportion of women, to be completely irrelevant.”

Has Beens Helping Pain Together Used Social Community Issues Birth Elements Draws Used To Be Discussion Proportion Irrelevant Helping Each Other Anesthesia

Author:Sheila Kitzinger

“In any society, the way a woman gives birth and the kind of care given to her and the baby points as sharply as an arrowhead to the key values of the culture.”

Way Giving Kind Care Values Culture Given Baby Keys Birth

Book:Women as mothers

Source: Women as mothers

“Birth isn't something we suffer but something we actively do and exult in!”

Suffering Birth Giving Birth

Author:Sheila Kitzinger

“In all cultures, the midwife's place is on the threshold of life, where intense human emotions, fear, hope, longing, triumph, and incredible physical power-enable a new human being to emerge. Her vocation is unique.”

Life Humans Culture Hope Fear Human Beings Emotion Power Unique Longing Incredibles Intense Triumph Vocation Emerging Threshold Childbirth Human Emotions Midwife

Author:Sheila Kitzinger

“All that is needed for the majority of labors to go well is a healthy, pregnant woman who has loving support in labor, self-confidence , and attendants with infinite patience.”

Wells Self Support Needed Healthy Labor Infinite Majority Self Confidence Pregnant Pregnant Women

Book:Homebirth: The Essential Guide to Giving Birth Outside of the Hospital

Source: Homebirth: The Essential Guide to Giving Birth Outside of the Hospital

“Fathers' sharing in the birth experience can be a stimulus for men's freedom to nurture, and a sign of changing relationships between men and women. In the same way, women's freedom to give birth at home is a political decision, an assertion of determination to reclaim the experience of birth. Birth at home is about changing society.”

Men Way Giving Home Political Father Decision Birth Men And Women Determination Nurture Stimulus Assertion Political Decisions

Book:Birth Your Way: Choosing Birth at Home Or in a Birth Center

Source: Birth Your Way: Choosing Birth at Home Or in a Birth Center

About the Author

Born: March 29, 1929
Died: April 11, 2015
Known for: Activist
Quotes: 11

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Women as mothersRelated source material

Birth Your Way: Choosing Birth at Home Or in a Birth CenterRelated source material

Homebirth: The Essential Guide to Giving Birth Outside of the HospitalRelated source material

The Experience of ChildbirthRelated source material

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