Spiritual Midwifery

Ina May Gaskin

Book Publishing Company, 2002 - Health & Fitness - 480 pages

The original Spiritual Midwifery, published in 1976, introduced an entire generation of young women to the possibility of home birth and breast feeding. It also breathed new life into the all-but-vanished field of midwifery. This classic book on home birth is now in its fourth edition, with updated information on the safety of natural childbirth, new birthing stories, and the most recent statistics on births managed by The Farm Midwives. Ina May also provides new information about potentially dangerous techniques routinely used in hospitals during and after birth, as well as the latest findings about VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). Improved instructions for handling breech births are also given. Included are stories of working with Amish women, showing a different culture with a similar appreciation for natural childbirth. Photos, illustrations Over 540,000 copies sold!

Contents

• Preface to the Fourth Edition: 6
• Amazing Birth Tales: 33
• To the Parents: 219

About the author

Ina May is one of the founders and the current president of the Midwives Alliance of North America. She is a powerful advocate for a woman's right to give birth without excessive and unnecessary medical intervention. Her clinical midwifery skills have been developed entirely through independent study and apprenticeship with other midwives around the world. In addition to conducting regular midwifery workshops, she travels worldwide speaking on birth related issues.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Spiritual Midwifery
• Author: Ina May Gaskin
• Edition: 4, illustrated
• Publisher: Book Publishing Company, 2002
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Aug 14, 2008
• ISBN: 1570671044, 9781570671043
• Length: 480 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Pregnancy & Childbirth; Medical / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health; Medical / Reference