Ina May Gaskin

Ina May Gaskin

female
Ina May Gaskin is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), who has been described as "the mother of authentic midwifery." In 1971 Gaskin, with her...
Michel Odent

Michel Odent

male
Michel Odent, MD is a French obstetrician known for his pioneering work in researching and developing birth centres, low intervention childbirth,...

Sheila Kitzinger

female, 80 years old
Sheila Helena Elizabeth Kitzinger MBE (born March 29, 1929 in Taunton, Somerset) is a British natural childbirth activist and author on childbirth...
Janet Balaskas

Janet Balaskas

female
Janet Balaskas is an author, founder of the Active Birth Movement, and childbirth educator. She is perhaps known best for her advocacy of "active...
James Young Simpson

James Young Simpson

male, deceased (1870)
Sir James Young Simpson, (June 7, 1811 born in Bathgate, West Lothian, died at his home in Edinburgh, May 6, 1870), was a Scottish doctor and...

Sally Tracy

female
Sally Tracy PhD is an Australian, midwife, midwifery researcher, author and activist. Tracy is the Associate Professor of Midwifery Practice...
David Vernon

David Vernon

male, 44 years old
David Vernon is an Australian writer. Born in 1965 in Canberra, Australia he has published several books relating to scepticism and childbirth.

Robert Lee

male, deceased (1877)
Robert Lee was Regius Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow in 1834. He held the Chair for the shortest period of any holder to date,...
Sarah Mullally

Sarah Mullally

female, 47 years old
Sarah Elisabeth Mullally, DBE (born 1962) began her career in nursing in 1984, at St Thomas' Hospital, having qualified from London South Bank...

Justine Caines

female
Justine Caines is a birth activist in Australia.