Quotations

The biomedical paradigm of modern medicine attempts to control illness by removing symptoms from their context and dividing them into solvable problems. We can not achieve optimal outcomes when we separate an integrated body, mind and soul into components.
Bonnie U. Gruenberg

When take opportunity to connect with others at a deep and meaningful level, not only do we enhance health and wellbeing, but we also tap into a wellspring of healing energy that is the very essence of midwifery.
Bonnie U. Gruenberg

When we truly care for our clients, we collaborate with them to understand their requirements and provide the care that they need, resisting the impulse to decide what is best for them.
Bonnie U. Gruenberg

When a client trusts and feels supported by a provider, barriers fall and communication can occur at a much deeper and more meaningful level.
Bonnie U. Gruenberg

Trust in a professional relationship is similar to trust in a personal relationship; it is bi-directional and interdependent, flowing from patient to provider and back again. Ideally, it strengthens with time and experience.
Bonnie U. Gruenberg

The practice of midwifery is not static; it is a dynamic collection of skills and attitudes that grows and changes over time.
Bonnie U. Gruenberg

Community nests in layers like Russian wooden dolls. Each component is separate, yet interdependent. Each individual and each group within the global community of humanity defines the whole. Each universe is a microcosm of the one above it, all essential and interconnected, forming this thing that we call community.
Bonnie U. Gruenberg

"A person can no more be separated into physical elements than an impressionist painting can be separated into brush strokes. Viewed at close range, every stroke is distinctive, appearing almost random and unrelated to those around it. But brushwork transcends paint on canvas if one steps back and beholds the entire complex work of art, infused with inspiration and passion, capturing not only a scene, but also emotion, time, and mood". -- Bonnie U. Gruenberg, CNM