Top 7 Marsden Wagner Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Having a highly trained obstetrical surgeon attend a normal birth is analogous to having a pediatric surgeon babysit a healthy 2-year-old.”

— Marsden Wagner

2. “Humanizing birth means understanding that the woman giving birth is a human being, not a machine and not just a container for making babies. Showing women-half of all people-that they are inferior and inadequate by taking away their power to give birth is a tragedy for all society.”

— Marsden Wagner

3. “If you really want a humanized birth, the best thing you can do is stay the hell out of the hospital.”

— Marsden Wagner

4. “There is no scientific evidence that doing over 10 percent of births with a cesarean improves the outcome for the woman or improves the outcome for the baby.”

— Marsden Wagner

5. “One way to measure a particular doctor’s openness and attitude toward women in general is simply to ask about the doctor’s opinion of midwifery.”

— Marsden Wagner

6. “Ina May Gaskin is the most important person in maternity care in North America, bar none.”

— Marsden Wagner

7. “I also learned much about the profession, including the fact that in every other highly industrialized country, midwives are highly valued health care professionals.”

— Marsden Wagner

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