11. Books And Resources About The Profession Of Midwifery O-Z
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This article is from the Midwifery FAQ, by cnmpat@aol.com (Pat Sonnenstuhl) with numerous contributions by others.
11. Books And Resources About The Profession Of Midwifery O-Z
Odent, Michel. Birth Reborn. Pantheon Books. New York,
1984 and 1990. A discussion of how childbirth can be and
what women want it to be--and how mothers and babies both
benefit. Physician Odent describes the clinic in
Pithiviers and the success with childbirth by letting
women be free to labor as they wish.
Population Reference Bureau, Inc. 1994: World Population
Data Sheet: Demographic Data and Estimates for the
Countries and Regions of the World. (Available from
Population Reference Bureau, Inc., 1875 Connecticut Avenue
NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009-5728 <(202) 438-
1100.>) Toll free # to become a PRB member is 1-800-877-
9881 Monday through Friday, 8:30am-4:30am EST.
Posner, Judith. It's all in your head: feminist and
medical models of menopause (strange bedfellows). Sex
Roles. 5:170-190.
Rothman, Barbara Katz. In Labor: Women and Power in the
Birthplace. 1991. Presents a systematic feminist analysis
of not only how childbirth is managed in America but why
it is managed the way it is.
Smith-Rosenberg, Carroll. The Hysterical Women: Sex Roles
in Nineteenth Century America. Social Research. 39.
Winter 1972: 652-78.
Steiger, Carolyn. Becoming a Midwife. Hoogan House
Publishing, 1987. Presents a model for apprenticeship
including clear definitions of the teacher-student
relationship, description of responsibilities and an
outline of a three phase program for becoming a midwife.
Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher A Midwife's Tale. Vintage Books,
New York, 1990. The life of Martha Ballard, based on her
diary, 1785-1812. Depicts the family, medical. social,
economic, and religious life of a midwife in pre-
industrial New England.
Varney, Helen. Nurse Midwifery. 2nd Edition. Blackwell
Scientific Publications. 1987. A comprehensive text for
midwifery students. Extremely well organized, stressing
the concept of understanding and recognizing the normal
while screening for the abnormal.
Weaver, Pam and Evans, Sharon K. Practical Skills Guide.
Morningstar Publications. 1994. A textbook designed to
test the skills of student midwives, either direct-entry
or student nurse-midwives. Currently being used as a
required text in the NARM national certification process.
Covers over 100 skills in a step--by-step procedure
format. Includes forms for documentation of experience.
Sharon can be reached at <<BirthRite@aol.com>>.
Wertz, Richard W and Dorothy C. Lying In: A History of
Childbirth in America. Schocken Books, 1977.
WHO, FIGO, ICM "DEFINITION OF THE MIDWIFE" as stated in
the recently released document Reproductive Health Care:
Midwifery--its role in Safe Motherhood and Beyond. World
Health Organization, 1992.
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