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Ina May Gaskin

" Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth as well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body. "

Ina May Gaskin

Thinking , Pregnancy , Elephants

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" 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. "

Ina May Gaskin

Giving , Women

" 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. "

Ina May Gaskin

Mind , Giving , Impact

" Birth Matters... It matters because it is the way we all begin our lives outside of our source, our mother's bodies. It's the means from which we enter and feel our first impression of the wider world. For each mother, it is an event that shakes and shapes her to her innermost core. Women's perceptions about their bodies and their babies' capabilities will be deeply influenced by the care they receive around the time of birth. "

Ina May Gaskin

Mother , Baby , Mean

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

Ina May Gaskin

Looks , Birth , Goddess

" Pregnant and birthing mothers are elemental forces, in the same sense that gravity, thunderstorms, earthquakes, and hurricanes are elemental forces. In order to understand the laws of their energy flow, you have to love and respect them for their magnificence at the same time that you study them with the accuracy of a true scientist. "

Ina May Gaskin

Mother , Law , Earthquakes

" When we as a society begin to value mothers as the givers and supporters of life, then we will see social change in ways that matter. "

Ina May Gaskin

Mother , Way , Matter

" Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth as well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body. "

Ina May Gaskin

Thinking , Pregnancy , Elephants

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

Ina May Gaskin

Energy , Baby

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

Ina May Gaskin

Men , Birth , Uterus

" A society that places a low value on its mothers and the process of birth will suffer an array of negative repercussions for doing so. Good beginnings make a positive difference in the world, so it is worth our while to provide the best possible care for mothers and babies throughout this extraordinarily influential part of life. "

Ina May Gaskin

Mother , Baby , Differences

" 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

Culture , Way , Birth

" Ask the woman, she will tell you everything you need to know "

Ina May Gaskin

needs , Knows , Intuition

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