Ina May Gaskin at Nambassa 3 day Music & Alternatives festival, New Zealand 1981. Ina May Gaskin, CPM, (born March 8th, 1940) has been described as "the mother of authentic midwifery." Read full biography of Ina May Gaskin →
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.
If birth matters, midwives matter. In Europe, there are hospitals where the cesarean rate is less than 10%, and you'll find midwives in these... →
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... →
I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.
I dreaded having a boring life when I grew up. And I certainly can't complain about being bored.
It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.
The best a health care system can do is to equip itself to meet the needs of each individual woman and birth. Those needs run the gamut from... →
Ina May Gaskin at Nambassa 3 day Music & Alternatives festival, New Zealand 1981. Ina May Gaskin, CPM, (born March 8th, 1940) has been described as "the mother of authentic midwifery."