“I didn't have my own journals, but my mother kept a journal while I was in the hospital, and my father wrote newsletters to keep friends and family updated on my progress.” MotherFatherMy OwnProgressHospitalsJournalFamily And FriendsNewsletters Author:Brent Runyon
“I hate to say that my mother was 'just a housewife', because in addition to that she has had lots of part-time secretarial jobs in factories and hospitals, always working really hard for our family.” HardJobsMotherHateI HateOur FamilyHospitalsFactoriesHousewifePart TimeAlways WorkingWorking Really Hard Author:Kelly Reilly
“My mother was a single parent, a speech therapist who worked for a company that kept a substantial percentage of the income they billed for her to teach stroke victims in convalescent hospitals to talk again.” MotherParentCompanyTeachSpeechVictimIncomeHospitalsStrokesPercentagesTherapistsSingle Parent Author:Mona Simpson
“If birth matters, midwives matter. In Europe, there are hospitals where the cesarean rate is less than 10%, and you'll find midwives in these hospitals, you'll see a lot less re-admissions with infections and complications, and you'll see a lot less injury to mothers.” IfsMatterMotherBirthEuropeRateInjuryHospitalsInfectionComplicationAdmissionMidwifeCesarean Author:Ina May Gaskin