Ina May Gaskin Birth Quotations

It's very rare to see an undisturbed birth in a modern U.S. teaching hospital, but when you see a woman who isn't frightened, who's giving birth without interference, you stand back in awe and realize how little needed you are except in the rare circumstance.

Let your monkey do it.

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.

The Creator is not a careless mechanic.

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

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.

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