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Spiritual Midwifery (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,821 ratings — published 1975
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.35 — 35,842 ratings — published 2003
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,993 ratings — published 2002
Heart and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,096 ratings — published 1981
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.19 — 79,758 ratings — published 2002
The Birth House (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 47 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.04 — 47,221 ratings — published 2006
Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,071 ratings — published
Holistic Midwifery: A Comprehensive Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice, Vol. 1: Care During Pregnancy (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.56 — 312 ratings — published 1995
The Birth Partner (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.32 — 8,835 ratings — published 1989
The Frozen River (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.37 — 714,529 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 3.96 — 10,110 ratings — published 1990
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,487 ratings — published 1998
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding: From the Nation's Leading Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,449 ratings — published 2009
Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,546 ratings — published 1972
A Midwife's Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,344 ratings — published 1986
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,929 ratings — published 2007
Midwives (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.00 — 165,030 ratings — published 1997
The Midwife of Hope River (Hope River #1)
by (shelved 26 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.04 — 19,701 ratings — published 2012
Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,656 ratings — published 1959
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,234 ratings — published 1999
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years With a Midwife in Mali (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,120 ratings — published 2006
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,993 ratings — published 2006
Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart: A Midwife's Saga (Volume 1)
by (shelved 21 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.23 — 661 ratings — published 2008
The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.58 — 379 ratings — published 2000
Varney's Midwifery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.40 — 120 ratings — published 1997
The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.21 — 645,227 ratings — published 1997
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 — 19,752 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 3.97 — 1,388 ratings — published 2005
The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,414 ratings — published 2008
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,041 ratings — published
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,428 ratings — published 1958
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 — 125 ratings — published 2015
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,343 ratings — published 1985
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom With Modern Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,063 ratings — published
Hard Pushed: A Midwife’s Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,676 ratings — published 2019
The Midwife's Apprentice (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.73 — 43,849 ratings — published 1995
Give Birth Like a Feminist: Your Body. Your Baby. Your Choices. (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,326 ratings — published 2019
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 — 306 ratings — published 2004
Shadows of the Workhouse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.17 — 28,086 ratings — published 2005
The Midwife of Venice (Midwife #1)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.63 — 14,126 ratings — published 2011
Into These Hands: Wisdom from Midwives (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.07 — 56 ratings — published 2011
Mayes' Midwifery: A Textbook for Midwives (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.28 — 78 ratings — published 1972
Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Birth Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.12 — 582 ratings — published 2010
Listen to Me Good: The Story of an Alabama Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.11 — 307 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 4.20 — 3,370 ratings — published 1984
My Notorious Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.05 — 15,319 ratings — published 2013
Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.27 — 333 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 — 152 ratings — published 2003
Arms Wide Open: A Midwife's Journey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.92 — 927 ratings — published 2011
“I dream that someday I will meet her and that thought brings tears to my eyes, still. I imagine her in my mind and I dream of that moment.”
― Born for Life: A Midwife's Story
― Born for Life: A Midwife's Story
“The midwife considers the miracle of childbirth as normal, and leaves it alone unless there's trouble. The obstetrician normally sees childbirth as trouble; if he leaves it alone, it's a miracle.”
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