Henci Goer Quotes

#1. Labor will hurt. Probably a lot. But whether this is negative is another matter ... A laboring woman can be in a great deal of pain, yet feel loved and supported and exhilarated by the creative forces flowing through her body and her ability to meet labor's challenges.

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#2. Excellent outcomes with much lower intervention rates are achieved at home births. This may be because the overuse of interventions in hospital births introduces risks or the home environment promotes problem-free labors.

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#3. Of course, if 40% of women need oxytocin to progress normally, then something is wrong with the definition of normal.

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#4. In a branch of medicine rife with paradoxes, contradictions, inconsistencies, and illogic, episiotomy crowns them all. The major argument for episiotomy is that it protects the perineum from injury, a protection accomplished by slicing through perineal skin, connective, tissue, and muscle.

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#5. When intervening becomes routine, meaning there is no reason for it, only risks remain.

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#6. You can't be said to make a choice when you only have one option.

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