Spiritual midwifery

Ina May Gaskin First published 1975

About this book

Shares the birthing stories of women who chose to have their babies at home with the help of a midwife, provides information about the safety of techniques used in the hospital before and after birth, discusses postpartum depression and maternal death, and includes resources for doulas, birth centers, and other organizations.

Subjects

biography
case studies
childbirth
childbirth at home
coaching
labor
labor (obstetrics)
long now manual for civilization
midwifery
midwives
natural childbirth
obstetric labor
obstetrics
parturition