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Spiritual Midwifery: Lessons for Our Future

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: For many midwives, Ina May Gaskin’s classic Work, Spiritual Midwifery,1 offered an insight into ways of knowing and practising outside of the boundaries of medicalised maternity care. The book was radical in its time, being an exploration, primer and guidebook for practitioners that focused on out-of-hospital, holistic and spiritual birthing care, driven by a message of love. In this article, three midwives discuss the impact and messages of the book, and its relevance today.

Source: The Practising Midwife

DOI: 10.55975/ggkz6817

Authors: Dr Alys Einion, Dianne Garland, Jenny Hall

Language: English

Topic: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4408125986

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