Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin

She has lectured all over the world at midwifery conferences and at medical schools, both to students and to faculty. Her new book, Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth was released 4 March 2003 by Bantam/Dell, a division of Random House. For twenty-two years she published Birth Gazette, a quarterly covering health care, childbirth and midwifery issues.

She is author of Spiritual Midwifery, now in its fourth edition. Gaskin herself has attended more than 1200 births. Founded in 1971, by 1996, the Farm Midwifery Center had handled more than 2200 births, with remarkably good outcomes. Ina May Gaskin, MA, CPM, is founder and director of the Farm Midwifery Center, located near Summertown, Tennessee. Whether you’re planning to nurse for the first time or are looking for the latest, most up-to-date expert advice available, you couldn’t hope to find a better guide than Ina May. Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding is filled with helpful advice, medical facts, and real-life stories that will help you understand how and why breastfeeding works and how you can use it to more deeply connect with your baby and your own body.

Inside you’ll find answers to virtually every question you have on breastfeeding, including topics such as Everything you need to know to make breastfeeding a joyful, natural, and richly fulfilling experience for both you and your babyĭrawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding and gives you invaluable practical advice that will help you nurse your baby in the most fulfilling way possible.

Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin