"Reluctant doctors like to believe that they haven't much influence over their patients, but that is clearly not the case. Several studies have found that when doctors genuinely encouraged women to have VBACs, most of them did, and when they said nothing or acted neutral, most women didn't. Finally, when obstetricians discouraged VBAC in women who wanted to try it, none of them did."

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Source : Henci Goer (1999). “The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth”, p.163, Penguin

Henci Goer

#Believe Quotes #Doctors Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Opportunity is latent in the very foundation of human society. Opportunity is everywhere about us. But the preparation to seize upon the opportunity, and to make the most of it, is to be made by every one for himself ... he will be self-made or never made.”
“If life's lessons could be reduced to single sentences, ther would be no need for fiction.”

Source : "'To hell with Perry Mason'". Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2002.
“Hearing improves with PRAISE!”
“The only help I need to live, is unprofessional. The only wealth I have to give, is not material. And if you need much more than that, I'm not available.”
“I'm the old-fashioned type who prefers to meet a woman in a more normal setting. I don't like to feel that I'm being hunted down. I've always liked to do my own hunting when it comes to meeting women.”
“It's rather amusing at my advanced age to become a sex symbol.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“One great function of the arts is to keep ideals alive in a culture that does not yet realize them.”

Source : Susan Neiman (2009). “Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-up Idealists”, p.159, Random House
“It's fun to pick a cuisine and say I'm going to research Ethiopian food, and see what it's all about. You find that there are a lot of similarities in cuisines from around the world and a lot of similar flavors.”

Source : "Chef Cat Cora says "Bon Appetit" at Sundance". Interview with Jane Clark, www.reuters.com. January 20, 2009.

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