Birth Quotes from The Birth Book

1. "In birth, nature causes fewer complications than humans do". pg 12

My note: Allah has made the system perfect, do we know how to let our body run its software?


2. Pain has a purpose. pg 12

My note: Alhamdulillah -
(a) La yu kalli ful lahu nafsan wus 'aha: Surah Al-Baqarah: Verse 286
(b) 'ajaba li amril mu'min:

عَجَبًا لأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَلَيْسَذَاكَ لأَحَدٍ إِلاَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَب فَكَانَخَيْرًا لَهُ 

"Sungguh ajaib dalam urusan orang mukmin!. Sesungguhnya setiap urusannya ada kebaikan dan perkara ini tidak berlaku melainkan kepada orang mukmin. Sekiranya dia diberi sesuatu yang menggembirakan lalu dia bersyukur, maka kebaikan baginya. Sekiranya dia ditimpa kesusahan lalu dia bersabar, maka kebaikan baginya." (HR Muslim)

(c) Allah takkan menjadikan sesuatu itu sia-sia.


3. [Pain]...compels a woman to do something to relieve it, and in making helpful adjustments in her body she often makes adjustments that help her baby's well being. pg 12

My note: The instinctive, "animalistic" natural desire to move about has been tampered with and discouraged due to let "modern technology do its work". This phenomenon should be re-analysed.


4. A pain-free birth without risks is a promise your doctor can't deliver. There is no pain-relieving drug that has ever been proven safe for mother and baby.

My note: But anyway, you learn the WEIGH the BENEFITS and the RISKS for YOUR situation before and during birth. And then you use it wisely.