Ina May Gaskin Quotes about Birth

If a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn't treating her right.

If a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn't treating her right.

Looks, Birth, Goddess

There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we

Men, Uterus, Birth

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.

Ina May Gaskin

Culture, Way, Birth

Ina May Gaskin (2011). “Birth Matters: How What We Don't Know About Nature, Bodies, and Surgery Can Hurt Us”, p.6, Seven Stories Press

The Creator is not a careless mechanic.

Ina May Gaskin

Pregnancy, Moose, Birth

Ina May Gaskin (2010). “Ina May's Guide to Childbirth”, p.141, Random House

I have never observed even the slightest laceration in a woman who used clitoral stimulation as a relaxation method during birth. Clitoral stimulation seems to increase vaginal engorgement as the baby emerges.

Ina May Gaskin

Baby, Relaxation, Birth

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

Ina May Gaskin

Giving, Birth, Squat

"Ina May Gaskin and the Safe Motherhood Quilt Project Focus on High U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. March 19, 2012.