“ Empty Cradle, Broken Heart is written with great awareness and sensitivity. Deborah Davis gets it just right. Sheila Kitzinger Activist
“ 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 Sheila Kitzinger Activist
“ 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. Sheila Kitzinger Activist
“ 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. Sheila Kitzinger Activist
“ New York State is giant and has some of the most beautiful landscape on the Eastern seaboard. There is so much history in New York State, from the Erie Canal to the Catskills, the birth of American stand-up comedy. Adam Savage Industrial Designer
“ Still to the sufferer comes, as due from God, a glory that to suffering owes its birth. Aeschylus Dramatist
“ Love preserves one moment for ever, the moment of its birth. The beloved never ages. Antal Szerb Writer
“ Our creator says, 'Here's your birth and here's your death' - and the rest are the things you learn on your journey. This was my experience - and the choice is, I can lay in the misery, or choose to learn from it and move on. Ben Vereen Actor