Ina May Gaskin
Ina May Gaskin
Ina May Gaskin, CPM,has been described as "the mother of authentic midwifery."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
CountryUnited States of America
sense-of-humor forget labor
Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.
We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.
choose country denying passed
I know of no country in the world that has passed a law specifically denying a woman's right to choose where she intends to give birth.
awe birth except modern needed rare realize teaching
It's very rare to see an undisturbed birth in a modern U.S. teaching hospital, but when you see a woman who isn't frightened, who's giving birth without interference, you stand back in awe and realize how little needed you are except in the rare circumstance.
children rooms becoming
When a child is born, the entire Universe has to shift and make room. Another entity capable of free will, and therefore capable of becoming God, has been born.
skills members should
Why should insurance companies continue to get away with limiting the skills that a health profession has always previously required of its members if they were to be considered fully trained?
matter doe nutrition
Why should nutrition matter less in the creation of young humans than it does in young plants? I'm sure that it doesn't.
monkeys birth
Let your monkey do it.
baby average weight
It will take your breastfed baby an average of five to six months to double her birth weight.
criticize awe
Don't criticize nature, stand in awe of it.
laughing inappropriate feels
It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
bored complaining boring
I dreaded having a boring life when I grew up. And I certainly can't complain about being bored.
nice scare easy
It's easy to scare women. It's even profitable to scare women... But it's not nice, so let's stop it.
way culture birth
The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.