Each student will receive over 700 pages of notes and handouts. These handouts will be divided into seven sections and will encompass:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Prenatal Care
- Labor and Birth
- Postpartum and The Newborn
- Homeopathy
- Mediation and Counseling
- Qigong, Acupressure, and Sexual Wisdom
This will comprise the majority of reading material for the midwifery program.
Required Reading:
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun Weed
Birth Reborn by Michel Odent
Recommended Reading:
Holistic Midwifery, Volume I: Care During Pregnancy by Anne Frye
Holistic Midwifery, Volume II: Care During Labor and Birth by Anne Frye
Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year by Anne Frye
Maternal-Newborn Nursing: A Family and Community Based Approach by London, Ladewig, and Olds
Oxorn-Foote Human Labor and Birth by Harry Oxorn
Varney's Midwifery by Helen Varney Burst
Textbook for Midwives by Margaret Myles
Practical Skills Guide for Midwifery by Pam Weaver and Sharon Evans
Heart and Hands by Elizabeth Davis
The Scientification of Love by Michel Odent
The Farmer and the Obstetrician by Michel Odent
The Cesarean by Michel Odent
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
Additional Materials:
During our time together you will have access to numerous videos, DVD's, and audio tape sets. Most of the tape sets are from various midwifery conferences, and offer you the opportunity to hear popular midwifery teachers speaking on all aspects of birth and childbearing. We will also see approximately 70 births on video/DVD, and will discuss each of these in class.
