TY - BOOK AU - Gaskin,Ina May TI - Birth matters: a midwife's manifesta SN - 9781583229279 (pbk.) AV - RG661 .G375 2011 U1 - 618.4/5 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Seven Stories Press KW - Natural childbirth KW - Labor (Obstetrics) KW - Midwifery N1 - Includes bibliographical references; The importance of birth and birth stories -- Second-wave feminism, birth, and motherhood -- Sexuality and birth -- A brief look at the history of midwives and medical men -- Technology and empowerment -- Gathering the power of sisterhood -- What's a father-to-be to do? -- My vision for the future -- The kind of obstetrics I miss, and its great defenders ER -