Simply put, when there is no home birth in a society, or when home bir…

Ina May Gaskin
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Simply put, when there is no home birth in a society, or when home birth is driven completely underground, essential knowledge of women’s capacities in birth is lost to the people of that society—to professional caregivers, as well as to the women of childbearing age themselves.
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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. ✨ Ina May Gaskin (2011). Birth Matters: How What We Don't Know … ▶
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Simply put, when there is no home birth in a society, or when home birth is driven completely underground, essential knowledge of women’s capacities in birth is lost to the people of that society—to professional caregivers, as well as to the women of childbearing age themselves.

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