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Midwifery Books
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Spiritual Midwifery (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,791 ratings — published 1975
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.35 — 35,174 ratings — published 2003
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.20 — 80,549 ratings — published 2002
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,969 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 — 1,094 ratings — published 1981
The Birth House (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 47 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.04 — 46,919 ratings — published 2006
Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,064 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 — 310 ratings — published 1995
The Frozen River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.37 — 671,161 ratings — published 2023
The Birth Partner (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.31 — 8,670 ratings — published 1989
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 — 9,910 ratings — published 1990
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,424 ratings — published 1998
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding: From the Nation's Leading Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,373 ratings — published 2009
Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.03 — 7,330 ratings — published 1972
A Midwife's Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,328 ratings — published 1986
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,925 ratings — published 2007
Midwives (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.00 — 164,248 ratings — published 1997
The Midwife of Hope River (Hope River #1)
by (shelved 26 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.04 — 19,562 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 — 5,090 ratings — published 2006
Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,648 ratings — published 1959
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,231 ratings — published 1999
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,985 ratings — published 2006
Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart: A Midwife's Saga (Volume 1)
by (shelved 21 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.24 — 659 ratings — published 2008
The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.58 — 376 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 — 640,289 ratings — published 1997
The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,404 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 — 19,620 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 — 1,374 ratings — published 2005
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,024 ratings — published
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,405 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 4.27 — 124 ratings — published 2015
The Midwife's Apprentice (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.73 — 43,709 ratings — published 1995
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,340 ratings — published 1985
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom With Modern Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,006 ratings — published
Give Birth Like a Feminist: Your Body. Your Baby. Your Choices. (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,300 ratings — published 2019
Hard Pushed: A Midwife’s Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,632 ratings — published 2019
Shadows of the Workhouse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.17 — 27,839 ratings — published 2005
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 — 303 ratings — published 2004
The Midwife of Venice (Midwife #1)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.63 — 14,014 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 — 571 ratings — published 2010
Listen to Me Good: The Story of an Alabama Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.11 — 304 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 — 3,343 ratings — published 1984
My Notorious Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.05 — 15,220 ratings — published 2013
Arms Wide Open: A Midwife's Journey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as midwifery)
avg rating 3.92 — 923 ratings — published 2011
Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as midwifery)
avg rating 4.27 — 332 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 — 149 ratings — published 2003
“Stories teach us in ways we can remember. They teach us that each woman responds to birth in her unique way and how very wide-ranging that way can be. Sometimes they teach us about silly practices once widely held that were finally discarded. They teach us the occasional difference between accepted medical knowledge and the real bodily experiences that women have - including those that are never reported in medical textbooks nor admitted as possibilities in the medical world. They also demonstrate the mind/body connection in a way that medical studies cannot. Birth stories told by women who were active participants in giving birth often express a good deal of practical wisdom, inspiration, and information for other women. Positive stories shared by women who have had wonderful childbirth experiences are an irreplaceable way to transmit knowledge of a woman's true capacities in pregnancy and birth.”
― Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
― Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
“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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