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A Matter of Midwifery...Giving Birth on Local Matters: October 29, 2009:

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October 30, 2009 10:17 AM PDT

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This episode of Local Matters takes host Joe Hendricks out of his childless comfort zone and into the world of midwifery, prenatal care and child birth -- subjects not typically on Joe's information radar.

This episode features excerpts from a prerecorded phone interview with the Ina May Gaskin - "The Mother of Modern Midwifery" - an interview that precedes her weekend visit to Sarasota to participate in the "Maternal Health Care In The 21st Century: Sarasota and Beyond" panel discussion taking place at the Hyatt Regency Sunday, Nov. 1 at 3 pm. This event is open to the public. For more information contact Laura Gilkey at 941-915-8115.

Ina May Gaskin will also be on hand for "An Evening With Ina May Gaskin" taking place Sunday evening at 5:30 pm, again at the Hyatt Regency. The dinner event includes music by Radio Free Carmela & The Transmitters, a silent auction, a cash bar and book signing by Ina May. This event is sold out.

Joe is joined in the WSLR studio by guests Maggie Davenport (a Sarasota mother of two who birthed both her children using a midwife) and local midwife Harmony Miller, from The Rosemary Birthing Center here in Sarasota (www.rosemarybirthing.com)

In between Ina May segments, Maggie and Harmony share their thoughts on midwifery and a more natural approach to child birth.

The music featured in the episode of Local Matters was provided by Tanya Radtke, from her debut CD "Begin." Featured tracks are "Tiny Hands" and "Goodnight."

Tanya Radtke & Friends will be appearing Saturday, Oct 31 at the Old Packing House Cafe in Sarasota.
http://www.myspace.com/tanyaradtke

Local Matters airs every Thursday night on WSLR 96.5 LPFM in Sarasota, Florida. Listen to WSLR online 24 hours a day at http://wslr.org/listen-live/

Thanks to Bungalow Builders for underwriting this and every episode of Local Matters...check out their eco-friendly, green bungalow designs at www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

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Hosted by Joe Hendricks and co-host Steve Norris, Local Matters is a weekly public affairs show airing Thursday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m. on WSLR 96.5 LPFM, in Sarasota, Florida. Local Matters and all other WSLR programming is streamed live at www.WLSR.org. Working as a freelance writer and photographer, Joe recently contributed stories to The Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Farmers' Markets Today magazine. He began his reporting career as an intern at The Sanford Herald and later served as a staff reporter for the Sanford Herald after a short stint as a staff reporter for the Oviedo Voice. After moving to Sarasota in September 2008, Joe spent time freelancing for The Pelican Press. Joe, a musician since his days with the middle school and high school bands, plays drums and percussion with Tanya Radtke & Friends, John Howard, and The Storytellers Concert Series. For more information, visit www.ThatDamnJoe.com.

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