Jeannine Parvati Baker

Jeannine Parvati Baker (June 1, 1949 - December 1, 2005) was a yogini,midwife, herbalist, published author and poet, as well as a noted mythic astrologer. She was also an international activist on the matters of homebirth, freebirth and newborn rights issues such as circumcision.

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Born in North Hollywood, California, to Jewish and Native American parents, Ms. Parvati-Baker migrated to Northern California during the late 1960s. She practiced as a spiritual midwife in Sonoma County, California for over ten years before moving to rural southern Utah where she continued her practice.

A pioneer in the new frontier of women's studies and feminist women's health, Ms. Parvati-Baker's first book, Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth, was the first text in the Western world on the subject, written during her studies with ashtanga yogi Baba Hari Dass. She followed this work with Hygieia: A Woman's Herbal as her Master's thesis in psychology at San Francisco State University, and later Conscious Conception. Ms. Parvati-Baker was the founder of Hygieia College, from which she matriculated over 500 students through a self-study program and apprencticeships.

A keynote speaker at many professional conferencess, Jeannine Parvati Baker was also awarded a lifetime achievement recognition for her activism by the International Symposium on Genital Integrity.

She died at home with her family present in Utah after battling Hepatitis C.

Works

• Parvati Baker, Jeannine (2001). Prenatal Yoga and Natural Childbirth. North Atlantic Books-Consumer Hlth; 2nd edition. ISBN 1-55643-382-4. 
• Parvati Baker, Jeannine (1986). Conscious Conception: Elemental Journey Through the Labyrinth of Sexuality. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 0-938190-83-0. 
• Parvati Baker, Jeannine (1979). Hygieia: A Woman's Herbal. Freestone Publishing Company. ISBN 0-913512-54-0. 

See also

• Doula