Ina May Gaskin

Today I met the birth icon Ina May Gaskin. I never in my life thought I would ever 

get to meet this amazing woman....but I did....and I got my picture taken with her! For 

anyone who does not know who she is, she is America's leading midwife and has been 

working to bring birth back to women for most of her life. She is inspiring to me, 

and much of the reason why I became a Doula (and why many others do as well).

She was here for a weekend conference and I can NOT tell you how blessed I felt to 

have been in attendance as an expecting woman. I have read all her books and have

followed her career for years, but this was the first time I could listen to her speak 

and feel like I may actually be able to experience birth the way she talks about it. 

My hubby actually came to the event with me to learn how he could best assist me

though childbirth and to my surprise he actually enjoyed himself. He even took 

some notes (mental notes) about the way a baby should be treated right after the 

birth so he could be sure to talk to our midwife about it at our next appointment. 

I guess that is really all I have to say about the event. I adore Mrs. Ina May and if

your trying to get pregnant, or (fingers crossed) are pregnant I would highly 

recommend any of her books. The book she is most known for is 'Spiritual Midwifery'

but her newest (and the one I just got signed....eeeek!) is 'Birth Matters'.  I will 

probably finish it by morning.