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Yay! After a long time of just considering it, I’m finally blogging. Such a relief. As we approach the longest night of the year here in the northern hemisphere, I’m celebrating a couple of big events in my life, which I’ll mention in chronological order. On October 1, my new book, Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding, [...] Midwife Ina May Gaskin shows panels from the Safe Motherhood Quilt, which honors women who have died of pregnancy-related causes; the huge majority of those deaths were preventable. She contrasts the UK’s excellent maternal mortality program with the US’s almost nonexistent one and suggests the US follow the UK’s lead. She says the first thing [...] INA MAY GASKIN AWARDED HONORARY DOCTORATE FOR DEMONSTRATING EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF MIDWIFERY LONDON—Ina May Gaskin, of Summertown, Tennessee, was awarded the title “Honorary Doctor” by the Thames Valley University, London, England, on November 24, 2009. The award was presented by the faculty of the Health and Human Sciences division of the [...] |
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 Learn about the Safe Motherhood Quilt, which honors women who have died of pregnancy-related causes. Here is a replica from a statue that is venerated at the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, St. Augustine, Florida:
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