Likewise, daughters must also be completely submissive to their fathers.
In some cases, husbands reportedly control everything, down to whether or not their wives are allowed to have bank accounts or email addresses. The wives must cater to all of their husband's needs and fulfill all of the traditional gender roles to which the movement subscribes, namely taking care of the children and the home. The result is a family that revolves around the father.
One ex-member described the dynamic as cult-like: ".each family becomes a cult unto itself with Daddy enshrined as the supreme Patriarch." The center of every Quiverfull family is the father, and as such, the mother and children must be completely subservient to their patriarch. She went to the emergency room following complications from her home birth. I imagined myself explaining after my successful home birth that it was because I had been faithful in seeking His will for my life that the Lord had carried me and my baby safely through. I had envisioned a glorious testimony of God’s protection and provision - His reward for my complete trust and obedience in allowing Him to use my womb for His purposes. One woman described her thought process behind choosing unassisted home labor as follows: A fundamental pillar of the Quiverfull movement is that God will take care of his flock, as long as they put their faith in Him. In multiple reported cases, unassisted labor has resulted in serious injury or death. Understandably, unassisted home births can be dangerous for both mother and child. These journeys into motherhood don't always begin this way, however instead, many Quiverfull women often start with traditional hospital births before transitioning into midwife-assisted home births and then unassisted home births. While home births aren't exclusive to women in the Quiverfull movement, and not all Quiverfull women practice them, the most devout believers shun hospitals and medical advice and choose to give birth at home without the presence of a professional.
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