An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest

The mother who spoils her child, fattens a serpent

An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.

It's tricky because you have to treat the mother and the baby. The mothers are in turmoil, so we try to reassure them that they will do well and get them to concentrate on delivering the baby.

A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary

We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are still but children with playthings.