Author - Well known for the seminal work, Spiritual Midwifery,
her new book, Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, is now available.
It inspires women to reduce the fear of childbirth by regaining confidence
in their bodies and assuring them - your body still works!
Activist - Ina May transformed her observation of increasing maternal mortality in the U.S. into The Safe Motherhood Quilt Project, a national effort to honor those women who have died of pregnancy-related causes during the past twenty years and to draw public attention to the unchanging maternal death rate in this country.
Innovator - Ina May developed the Gaskin Maneuver.
The first obstetrical maneuver to be named after a midwife, it
embodies the
essence of
midwifery by using simple body movements to facilitate a difficult
birth. Recently selected as a Visiting Fellow at Morse College
of Yale University, Ina May continues to delight listeners by
infusing her sharp command of birth research and statistics with
a touch
of the wry humor that punctuates her writing.
It's
not just the making of babies, but the making of mothers that
midwives see as the miracle of birth. 
For bit of inspiration to sign the petition, here is replica is from a statue that is venerated at the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, St. Augustine, Florida:
