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SHEis Amazing Profile: Ina May Gaskin – The Birth Warrior

SHEis Amazing Profile: Ina May Gaskin – The Birth Warrior

Quick Facts Born: March 8, 1940 • Marshalltown, Iowa Known For: Founding The Farm Midwifery Center Authoring Spiritual Midwifery Developing the "Gaskin Maneuver" for shoulder dystocia Pioneering the modern home birth movement Advocating for maternal rights and holistic childbirth practices Ina May Gaskin is a transformative figure in midwifery, regarded by many as the "mother of authentic midwifery." Her journey began in the early 1970s when she co-founded The Farm, a commune in rural...

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