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Ina May Gaskin - Birth Works: Why Don't We Know It?

Great Hall at Town Hall
Seattle, WA

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Ina May Gaskin - Birth Works: Why Don't We Know It?

Presented by the Midwives' Association of Washington State with major funding from Seattle's newest birth center, the Center for Birth.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Doors will be locked 30 minutes after the lecture begins, so between 2 pm and 3:30 pm (or once the lecture is over) the doors will be locked. Once the doors are open, if you don't have a ticket but want to attend the book signing, you may come in for that.

Mothers, daughters, expecting couples, birth professionals. All who are interested in the relevance of birth in our culture. Come enjoy an inspiring afternoon with Ina May Gaskin!

Sit back and enjoy two lively hours of wisdom and wit with "the mother of modern midwifery," as she discusses topics from her new book, Birth Matters, a spirited manifesta showing us how to trust women, value birth, nurture families, and reconcile modern life with a process as old as our species. Called "the most important person in maternity care in North America, bar none" by Marsden Wagner, M.D., M.S., former Director of Women' s and Children's Health, World Health Organization, Ina May Gaskin is likely "the world's most famous midwife."

Browse our birth fair of birth-related organizations and businesses and have Ina May sign your favorite book. Doors open at 12:30 for the birth fair and book purchases. Lecture from 1:30 to 3:30. Birth fair and book sales/signing continue till 4:30.

Quiet babes in arms are welcome. *If you have any questions about the suitability of this event for other children under 12, please feel free to call.