According to Carol Lorente (1995), the work of Gaskin and the midwives might not have had the impact it did, if it hadn't been for the publication of her book Spiritual Midwifery (1977): "Considered a seminal work, it presented pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding from a fresh, natural and spiritual perspective, rather than the standard clinical viewpoint.
Laut Carol Lorente (1995) hätte die Arbeit von Gaskin und den Hebammen nicht den Einfluss haben können, wenn nicht Gaskins Buch Spiritual Midwifery (1977) veröffentlicht worden wäre: “Considered a seminal work, it presented pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding from a fresh, natural and spiritual perspective, rather than the standard clinical viewpoint.