TBH, I think it had more to do with how he said it - than what he said

Luce - you are every bit a woman and your body is built to do this, you are part of something women have been doing since the dawn of time and you will follow that path too.
But the best bit, that kept me going was this - women in other parts of the world don't have all this medical fandango, they go squat in the bushes ease their babies into the world and get on with it. Follow your instincts.

So that advice worked for me cos it was my brother - with his dancing eyes, full of sparkling energy and a big grin that reassured me how capable I actually was.
At that time I was surrounded by women that were having a ball telling me how bloody awful it was going to be.
I DID squat to have dd, I followed my instincts and she was born 8 pounds even and I had a tiny graze. I thought everyone was supposed to lie on their backs....

So it may have been a bloke that gave me the confidence but it was the way he made me feel about my upcoming birth. Empowerment can come from anywhere really, but it should come from our sisters and mothers first