I'm very excited that Ina May Gaskin is coming to Duke University, East campus, Durham, NC December 5th at 7pm. Copies of her new book, Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding will be available at the lecture. Come hear Ina May speak. North Carolina is now 50th in the nation on Infant Mortality. Ina May will be sharing her wisdom about about breastfeeding and the role that midwives can play in reversing this trend. The event will be a Fundraiser for Certified Professional Midwives. Please see the text of our press release below. I'm the registrar, so feel free to contact me with any registration questions. Hope to see you there. Kate Katahdin, LMBT, CIMI

The North Carolina Midwives Alliance and Duke University Women’s Center Present Renowned Midwife Ina May Gaskin -
Midwives: The Key to Reducing Infant Mortality in North Carolina and Safe Motherhood Across Ethnic Lines. The event will be held at White Hall, 1308 Campus Dr., East Campus, Duke University on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 7:00 pm.

Advance tickets are available for $15 and may be purchased at www.ncfom.org
Tickets may also be purchased at the door on the day of the event and are $20. Ticket sales are final.

Ms. Gaskin is an internationally-known activist, speaker and author on pregnancy, childbirth, and maternal & infant mortality. A homebirth midwife for more than three decades, she has been called the “Mother of all Midwives,” and has been credited with the resurgence of midwifery in the US. Ms. Gaskin is the founder and director of The Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee; editor of The Birth Gazette; and author of Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, Spiritual Midwifery and Babies, Breastfeeding, and Bonding. She also developed the Gaskin Maneuver, a technique for resolving shoulder dystocia during
childbirth.

This event is open to the public and parking is free.

For information on the lecture, please contact Marnie Cooper Priest at (919) 740-7396 or marniecooperpriest@gmail.com For registration information contact Kate Katahdin at (919) 598-9619 or kate@birthtransforms.com.com

Funds will go toward lobbying and working with the NC Legislature on a licensing bill for Certified Professional Midwives, national licensing of midwives, and the NC Midwives Alliance.

The North Carolina Midwifery Alliance (NCMA) seeks to promote unity, cooperation, and communication among midwives statewide. NCMA also strives to provide opportunities for information exchange, continuing education, peer review and support, while helping to ensure the highest quality of care for women and families seeking midwifery services.

The Duke University Women’s Center promotes the full participation and agency of women students at Duke through mentorship, leadership, and programming that addresses gender violence, equity and social justice.

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