SPIRITUAL MIDWIFERY ON THE FARM

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March/April 1978
By the Mother Earth News editors 
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When the family is divided at the time of birth (as in common hospital practice), people come out of childbirth feeling neurotic, rather than fulfilled and sane. Natural birth, uninterfered with, is one of the great sources of sanity that we have in our society. We need to do everything we can to ensure that it is protected at home ... and—when you have a birth in the hospital—to see that the family's rights are respected.

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Midwifery, then, is one of our direct paths to greater reverence for life ... and all that's needed to make it work is simple love and cooperation. It can't happen out of an atmosphere of competition, struggle, or legal hassle. It has to be a religious coming together.

The Farm publishes a newsletter called The Practicing Midwife, which comes out four times annually. Subscriptions are $5.00 per year, and checks can be made out to The Practicing Midwife, 156 Drakes Lane, Sum mertown, Tenn. 38483. Also, VideoFarm (at the some address) offers a 26-minute, 3/4-inch black-and-white videotape called "Cornelia's Birthing", available for rental ($35) or purchase ($150). Checks can be made out to VideoFarm.?The Editors.

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  • Mark 7/30/2007 3:43:15 PM

    You can here an interview with Ina May Gaskin about spiritual
    midwifery. It's an hour-long visit, part of a weekly program called
    "Spirit In Action" produced by Northern Spirit Radio.
    http://www.northernspiritradio.org/northernspiritradio/radioweb.exe/showinfo?showid=392443707500
    There is also an interview with 2 local midwives, especially
    concerning the spiritual aspects of the work:
    http://www.northernspiritradio.org/northernspiritradio/radioweb.exe/showinfo?showid=375365509494

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