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Midwifery Books
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Spiritual Midwifery (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,740 ratings — published 1975
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.35 — 34,267 ratings — published 2003
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.19 — 79,599 ratings — published 2002
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,934 ratings — published 2002
Heart and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,086 ratings — published 1981
The Birth House (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 47 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.04 — 46,531 ratings — published 2006
Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,053 ratings — published
Holistic Midwifery: A Comprehensive Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice, Vol. 1: Care During Pregnancy (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.56 — 307 ratings — published 1995
The Birth Partner (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.32 — 8,472 ratings — published 1989
The Frozen River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.38 — 601,977 ratings — published 2023
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.97 — 9,618 ratings — published 1990
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,341 ratings — published 1998
Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.03 — 7,085 ratings — published 1972
A Midwife's Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,320 ratings — published 1986
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding: From the Nation's Leading Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,283 ratings — published 2009
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,921 ratings — published 2007
Midwives (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.00 — 163,656 ratings — published 1997
The Midwife of Hope River (Hope River #1)
by (shelved 26 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.04 — 19,311 ratings — published 2012
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years With a Midwife in Mali (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,063 ratings — published 2006
Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,621 ratings — published 1959
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,227 ratings — published 1999
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,966 ratings — published 2006
Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart: A Midwife's Saga (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.23 — 659 ratings — published 2008
The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.57 — 375 ratings — published 2000
Varney's Midwifery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.40 — 118 ratings — published 1997
The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.21 — 634,975 ratings — published 1997
The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,389 ratings — published 2008
Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives (Midwife Trilogy #3)
by (shelved 19 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.30 — 19,404 ratings — published 2009
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,349 ratings — published 2005
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,999 ratings — published
The Roar Behind the Silence: Why kindness, compassion and respect matter in maternity care (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.26 — 122 ratings — published 2015
The Midwife's Apprentice (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.73 — 43,550 ratings — published 1995
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,335 ratings — published 1985
Give Birth Like a Feminist: Your Body. Your Baby. Your Choices. (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,265 ratings — published 2019
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,368 ratings — published 1958
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom With Modern Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.49 — 945 ratings — published
Hard Pushed: A Midwife’s Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,582 ratings — published 2019
Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Birth Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.13 — 557 ratings — published 2010
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.44 — 301 ratings — published 2004
Shadows of the Workhouse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.17 — 27,524 ratings — published 2005
The Midwife of Venice (Midwife #1)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.61 — 13,606 ratings — published 2011
Into These Hands: Wisdom from Midwives (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.05 — 55 ratings — published 2011
Mayes' Midwifery: A Textbook for Midwives (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.28 — 78 ratings — published 1972
Listen to Me Good: The Story of an Alabama Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.11 — 299 ratings — published 1996
Paths to Becoming a Midwife : Getting an Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.24 — 51 ratings — published 1998
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (medically updated)
by (shelved 12 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,286 ratings — published 1984
Arms Wide Open: A Midwife's Journey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.92 — 919 ratings — published 2011
Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.27 — 328 ratings — published 1992
The Oxytocin Factor: Tapping The Hormone Of Calm, Love, And Healing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.76 — 150 ratings — published 2003
The Last Midwife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,411 ratings — published 2015
“She was not as stupid as some I have had, and better company, but still perhaps her going was for the best. She was not what I needed."
"Because I failed," whispered Alyce in the shadows.
"Because she gave up," continued the midwife. "I need an apprentice who can do what I tell her, take what I give her, who can try and risk and fail and try again and not give up...”
― The Midwife's Apprentice
"Because I failed," whispered Alyce in the shadows.
"Because she gave up," continued the midwife. "I need an apprentice who can do what I tell her, take what I give her, who can try and risk and fail and try again and not give up...”
― The Midwife's Apprentice
“There's a big difference between an intervention that's introduced or suggested due to a true medical need - or even by your request - and one that's due to impatience; a difference between someone saying "We're noticing this, let's discuss your options as well as our recommendations and reasons" and "We're noticing this, and you have to do this." In the first case, a care provider gives information and wants to talk options; in the second, the care provider uses fear and shaming to coerce the decision they want. Having a working, respectful, and good relationship with your care provider can make all the difference here, but so can your clarity about this one thing: you deserve respect, options, and support. If you are feeling pressured into an intervention, if you are feeling guilted into an intervention, if you are feeling ignored, disrespected, or embarrassed in any way, as if you need to make a certain choice to please other people in the room, this is not good care and you need a second opinion - or a new care provider.”
― Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
― Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
