" ... it all boils down to this: people become activists not because they woke up one day and decided to be an asshole or loudmouth. Something happens in their life that shows them that there is a specific need for more support, more information, more action in a certain area. Before insulting someone or being offended by their passion, maybe you could do what activists are so often told to do, which is find out their story. Because most people start out not caring at all… but something happens that shows them someone needs to, and often, most often, it’s because they wish some activist had been there for them, and because they have something potentially life-saving to teach you, if you actually let down your guard long enough to listen." -http://dailymomtra.com/2010/11/12/activism-isnt-about-being-better-than-you/
"Birth is as safe as life gets" - Harriette Hartigan
"Just as a woman’s heart knows how and when to pump, her lungs to inhale, and her hand to pull back from fire, so she knows when and how to give birth." -Virginia de Orio
"We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong." -Laura Stavoa Harm
"Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers - strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength." -Barbara Katz Rothman
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