Author Archives: Geradine Simkins

I am the interim Executive Director of the Midwives Alliance – here’s a video about our new strategic plan!

I am so excited that we are now taking pre-orders for Into These Hands: Wisdom From Midwives! We will be shipping in April and you can reserve your copy right now by ordering safely and securely through Paypal. Order before May 5th – International Midwives Day – and save $5.00 off the retail price!

My new book will be published in the Spring of 2011 by Spirituality and Health Books. What is it about? It is a comprehensive anthology of the life stories of 25 remarkable women who have dedicated their lives and careers to the path of midwifery and social change. Each author has contributed significantly to modernContinue reading “Into These Hands is destined to be a classic!”

Here’s a photo of some of the contributing authors of Into These Hands, Wisdom from Midwives at the 2009 Midwives Alliance conference.

The Author List Reads Like a “Who’s Who in the Midwifery World.” Below are very brief bios of these remarkable individuals. Marina Alzugaray, MS, CNM, CPM is internationally known as an innovative educator, water healer, dancer, midwife and women’s reproductive health specialist.  Marina is the developer of the American AquaNatal® method, a prenatal water exerciseContinue reading “Author Bios”

Wise Women The midwives in this anthology are considered to be the elders in our tradition. They are all over 50 years of age and each has been a midwife for 25 to 40 years or more. Collectively, we have over 800 years of experience and have assisted in approximately 35,000 births. These authors areContinue reading “About the Authors”