Special Edition

Birth: Where It All Begins

Pregnancy and Birth Highlights from 16 Years

This edition of Pathways helps answer the question of “why birth matters.” Many of our elders, and the authors in this issue, have passed on the essential message about this, saying: Birth is a great power, a great transition, and a serene gift to the new family that will help them grow. Birth is something to be guarded, not only because new life is in our hands, but because a new source of empowerment has arrived as well.