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A Summary of Articles Published in English about Misoprostol (Cytotec) for Cervical Ripening or Induction of Labor By Ina May Gaskin, CPM 55. Thomas, A, Jophy, R, et al. Uterine rupture with misoprostol used for induction of labour. BJOG 110 (February 2003): 217-218. This case report comes from St. John’s Medical College Hospital, India. A […]

  A Summary of Articles Published in English about Misoprostol (Cytotec) for Cervical Ripening or Induction of Labor By Ina May Gaskin, CPM Originally published by www.inamay.com. 2005-09-05 For those readers who are curious as to what the medical literature in English has published about the use of the drug misoprostol (brand name: Cytotec) for […]

The notebook of the Frisian midwife, Vrouw Schrader, is one of the most exciting books which has come into my hands in recent years. This translation makes this important work available now to the English-speaking audience, although we’ll have to wait a few more years for the rest of Vrouw Schrader’s voluminous writings to be […]

Here’s a book I wish I could make required reading for all criminal prosecutors, lawyers, journalists and legislators in the United States. To be even more thorough, I would add the morally self-righteous, whatever their job description, to the foregoing list. The author is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Birmingham in England. […]

Price: $55.00 This video shows the birth of vertex twins after a labor of less than one hour. The mother was told her twins would have to be delivered by cesarean section. After thorough screening by the Farm Midwives, she was accepted for delivery by the Farm Midwifery Center. Innovative care resulted in the natural […]

Published on Jul 16, 2013 Ina May Gaskin, MA, CPM, PhD (Hon), is founder and director of the Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee. The 41-year-old midwifery service is noted for its women-centered care. Early in her career, Gaskin learned an effective method for dealing with a feared obstetrical complication (when baby’s shoulders become stuck during […]

ABSTRACT The United States has a higher ratio of maternal deaths than at least 40 other countries, even though it spends more money per capita for maternity care than any other. The lack of a comprehensive, confidential system of ascertainment of maternal death designed to record and analyze every maternal death continues to subject U.S. […]

This award is given to the documentary feature audiences liked most as voted by a tabulated rating system. Select documentary feature-length films screening in the following sections were eligible for the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature: Documentary Competition, International Showcase, Summer Showcase and Community Screenings. ★ WINNER: BIRTH STORY: INA MAY GASKIN AND THE […]

Time was when every obstetrics text included a description and discussion of pseudocyesis, otherwise known as false, imaginary, phantom, hysterical, or spurious pregnancy. Textbook authors typically explained that even experienced physicians could make a mistaken diagnosis when there was not an actual pregnancy, because the outward signs and symptoms of this condition can be so […]