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As you all know, I’ve become a bit of a birth junky, so it should come as no surprise that this coming Saturday, I’m hosting a screening of Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives in partnership with The Beauty of Being Born, Shima Boutique and Images Cinema.

If you’re in the area, please join us for this family-friendly event (there will be children galore in the theater) plus a raffle for free photography sessions with your truly and gifts from Shima.

You can RSVP at our FB event, or read more here.

Ina May was a source of much inspiration and wisdom when I was preparing for Addison’s arrival, and I find myself quoting her quite frequently when attempting to express my feelings about birth and maternity.

Many of our problems in US maternity care stem from the fact that we leave no room for recognizing when nature is smarter than we are.

It is important to keep in mind that our bodies must work pretty well, or there wouldn’t be so many humans on the planet.

I’m thrilled to be a part of this effort to spread her story further. See you Saturday!

BIRTH STORY: Ina May Gaskin & the Farm Midwives
SATURDAY, MARCH 23rd, 2013
10:30am
Images Cinema, Williamstown, MA

A documentary about Ina May Gaskin, a counterculture heroine who led a group of women to teach themselves midwifery, and created a model of care for women and babies that changed a generations’ approach to childbirth.