Ask the woman, she will tell you everything you need to know
INA MAY GASKINBirth 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.
More Ina May Gaskin Quotes
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The energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out.
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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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There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we
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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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Pregnant and birthing mothers are elemental forces, in the same sense that gravity, thunderstorms, earthquakes, and hurricanes are elemental forces.
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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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Don’t forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.
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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 undisturbed home birth to planned cesarean section.
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Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.
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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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The Creator is not a careless mechanic.
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Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic.
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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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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’s easy to scare women. It’s even profitable to scare women… But it’s not nice, so let’s stop it.
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