To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distr

To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distressingly inhabited. Soul and spirit are stretched – along with body – making pregnancy a time of transition, growth, and profound beginnings. – Anne Christian Buchanan and Debra K. Kingsporn, The Quickening Heart: A Journal

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