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Ina May Gaskin Quotes: We 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.
         

We 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.


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Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.

Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.



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

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



There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we

There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we



Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That's what I want to know.

Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That's what I want to know.



Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.

Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.



It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby... it inspires him.

It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby... it inspires him.



The human species is no more unsuited to give birth than any other of the 5,000 or so species of mammals on the planet. We are merely the most confused.

The human species is no more unsuited to give birth than any other of the 5,000 or so species of mammals on the planet. We are merely the most confused.



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 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 energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out.

The energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out.



Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.

Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.





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