Birth Matters… It matters because it is the way we all begin our lives outside of our source, our mother’s bodies. It’s the means from which we enter and feel our first impression of the wider world.
INA MAY GASKINThe way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.
More Ina May Gaskin Quotes
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Ask the woman, she will tell you everything you need to know
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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.
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It will take your breastfed baby an average of five to six months to double her birth weight.
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If you can’t be a hero, you can at least be funny while being a chicken.
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The Creator is not a careless mechanic.
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You must water the plants adequately, especially when seeds are germinating and sprouting, and they should be planted in a nutrient-rich soil. Why should nutrition matter less in the creation of young humans than it does in young plants? I’m sure that it doesn’t.
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It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby… it inspires him.
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If a woman doesn’t look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn’t treating her right.
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Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That’s what I want to know.
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Good beginnings make a positive difference in the world, so it is worth our while to provide the best possible care for mothers and babies throughout this extraordinarily influential part of life.
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When you cast doubt on some bodily function- you don’t know how sensitive the body is to that kind of idea.
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Don’t forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.
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In order to understand the laws of their energy flow, you have to love and respect them for their magnificence at the same time that you study them with the accuracy of a true scientist.
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Why should nutrition matter less in the creation of young humans than it does in young plants? I’m sure that it doesn’t.
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I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.
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