Ina May Gaskin

Born: 1940-03-08

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Ina May Gaskin is an American midwife who has been described as "the mother of authentic midwifery." She helped found the self-sustaining community, The Farm, with her husband Stephen Gaskin in 1971 where she markedly launched her career in midwifery. She is known for the Gaskin Maneuver, has written several books on midwifery and childbirth, and continues to educate society through lectures and conferences and spread her message of natural, old-age inspired, fearless childbirth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ina May Gaskin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Placeholder

The Business of Being Born

as Self
Released: 2008-01-09

Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth...

Movie page

Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives

as Ina May Gaskin
Released: 2013-01-18

Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives captures a spirited group of women who taught...

Movie page

More Business of Being Born

as Self [Part 1] - Midwife
Released: 2011-11-08

Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The...

Movie page

Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret

as Self
Released: 2008-01-09

Enter the world of undisturbed birth as 11 couples share their intimate personal journeys,...

Movie page

Freedom For Birth

as Self
Released: 2012-09-20

A documentary that re-frames Human Rights issues as the most pressing issue in childbirth today;...

Movie page

The Face of Birth

as Self
Released: 2012-02-01

An inspiring look at how wonderful birth can be when your right to choose how, where and with...

Movie page