Turkse minister: vrouwen moeten niet zeuren over pijn bij bevalling

Mothers who are afraid of suffering pain while delivering children will not be capable of raising “brave” offspring, Turkey’s health minister has said.

“One of our friends said ‘mothers might be afraid of the pain’ [during normal delivery]. How can a mother afraid of pain raise a brave child? A mother must be brave to raise a brave child. I don’t find it right to legitimize C-sections just because the mother is afraid of pain. Maternity means courage. Mothers are brave. If the child is born naturally and the mother is brave, then that child will be strong and brave, too,” said Health Minister Mehmet Müezzino?lu.