It would be a mistake, though, to consider care by family doctors or midwives inferior to that offered by obstetricians simply on the grounds that obstetricians need not refer care to a family physician or midwife if no complications develop during a course of labor.
Ina May GaskinIt does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby... it inspires him.
Ina May GaskinWhy in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That's what I want to know.
Ina May GaskinWe are the only species of mammal that doubts our ability to give birth. It's profitable to scare women about birth. But let's stop it. I tell women: Your body is not a lemon.
Ina May Gaskin