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“Simply put, when there is no home birth in a society, or when home birth is driven completely underground, essential knowledge of women’s capacities in birth is lost to the people of that society—to professional caregivers, as well as to the women of childbearing age themselves.”

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Ina May Gaskin

Ina May Gaskin is a prominent figure in the natural childbirth movement. Born on March 8, 1940, she has dedicated her life to promoting natural and holistic approaches to childbirth. Gaskin is known for her work as a midwife and her influential book, 'Ina May's Guide to Childbirth', which has become a staple in the childbirth education field. more

“When you destroy midwives, you also destroy a body of knowledge that is shared by women, that can’t be put together by a bunch of surgeons or a bunch of male obstetricians, because physiologically, birth doesn’t happen the same way around surgeons, medically trained doctors, as it does around sympathetic women.”

Way Doe Body Happens Together Birth Doctors Males Bunch Sympathetic Surgeons Midwife Obstetricians

Author:Ina May Gaskin

“Squat 300 times a day, you’re going to give birth quickly.”

Giving Birth Squat

Author:Ina May Gaskin

“As is always the case when peace takes precedence over liberty, neither is achieved.”

Liberty Cases Precedence

Author:Bruce Herschensohn

“But, did the Divinity [of Christ] suffer? [...] The holy fathers explained this point through the aforementioned clear example of the red-hot iron, it is the analogy equated for the Divine Nature which became united with the human nature. They explained that when the blacksmith strikes the red-hot iron, the hammer is actually striking both the iron and the fire united with it. The iron alone bends (suffers) whilst the fire is untouched though it bends with the iron.”