tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132953033183671060.post8354020649631702434..comments2023-07-04T09:36:30.992-05:00Comments on Citizens for Midwifery: Childbirth Without Fear QuotesCfM Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03949865938769197211noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132953033183671060.post-50054132518806221472009-02-05T17:35:00.000-06:002009-02-05T17:35:00.000-06:00How true! I am looking forward to giving birth nat...How true! I am looking forward to giving birth naturally at home this time around, and those quotes were very inspiring. Love this blog!<BR/>www.undercovermother.netHyacynthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838590548747956315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132953033183671060.post-21894335118843667742009-01-30T20:37:00.000-06:002009-01-30T20:37:00.000-06:00Jill--I found this one MUCH less sexist/patronizin...Jill--I found this one MUCH less sexist/patronizing than the Bradley book. There were a few things that jumped out, but it was fairly respectful overall (of course, the edition I was reading was a revised 80's version so...)<BR/><BR/>MollyCfM Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949865938769197211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132953033183671060.post-44336707833300890162009-01-30T18:38:00.000-06:002009-01-30T18:38:00.000-06:00Those are wonderful, Molly! I especially like the...Those are wonderful, Molly! I especially like the last one.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404082702079024341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132953033183671060.post-18073882063284240062009-01-30T17:45:00.000-06:002009-01-30T17:45:00.000-06:00How strange! This book is on hold for me right no...How strange! This book is on hold for me right now at the library. <BR/><BR/>If it's like the original Bradley book, it's written to a male audience. It was nauseating to read the first edition Bradley book because of the sexist language typical in the 1940's.<BR/><BR/>However, when I read older texts on childbirth written by men that acknowledge the normalcy of the process of birth, I always imagine midwives of the time rolling their eyes and thanking them sarcastically for coining fancy terms like "psychoprophylaxis." The ideas that women would benefit from a safe, non-stressful environment and a supportive helper during birth to enable them and their baby to get off to a peaceful start in life are not new. From what I've read, nobody would listen to women after childbirth authority was usurped by men a few centuries prior.Jill Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551060770466451088noreply@blogger.com