Important Figures
Ina May Gaskin
Ina, "the mother of authentic midwifery," is known for the Gaskin Maneuver, has written several books on midwifery and childbirth, and continues to educate society through lectures and conferences and spread her message of natural, old-age inspired, fearless childbirth.
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Spiritual Midwifery
Birth Matters
Ina May's Guide to Breast Feeding
Henci Goer
Henci is an award-winning medical writer, internationally known speaker, and expert on evidence-based maternity care. Goer is founder, director, and faculty member of Childbirth U, a website offering narrated slide lectures at modest cost to help pregnant women make informed decisions and obtain optimal care for themselves and their babies.
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Optimal Care in Childbirth
Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities
Pam England
Pam is a former nurse–midwife, with a masters in psychology–counseling. She has been teaching childbirth classes and mentoring parents for 30 years, and leading workshops for birth-professionals for 10 years.
Ancient Map for Modern Birth
Birthing from Within
Labyrinth of Birth
Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
Gurmukh is a teacher of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, and a pioneer in the field of pre-natal yoga. She co-founded and directs the Golden Bridge Yoga Center in Los Angeles.
Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful
The 8 Human Talents
Kundalini Yoga
Websites
Free Birth Society
Spinning Babies is an approach to optimize the physical relationship between the bodies of the mother and baby for the easing of childbirth.
A global community and education platform dedicated to providing radical content for mothers and birth-keepers on the power of instinctive pregnancy, physiological birth, and wild mothering.
Spinning Babies
Spinning Babies is an approach to optimize the physical relationship between the bodies of the mother and baby for the easing of childbirth.
Motherboard
Create a Visual Birth Plan with our interactive software. Research, select, and share birth preferences with your care team in real-time, on any device.
Indie Birth
Indie Birth is the global revolution to restore autonomous birth for both women and midwives. They create radical content for exceptionally curious, heart-centered mamas and the birth workers that serve them.
Institute for Birth Healing
The Institute for Birth Healing is on a mission to help women all over the world heal more completely and wholly after birth. They seek to teach a holistic approach, which is at the heart of helping women to reclaim the power of the feminine, to heal body, mind, and spirit.
