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Each student will receive over 700 pages of notes and hand-outs. These handouts will be divided into
7 sections and will encompass:
This will comprise the major reading material for the Immersion Program.
REQUIRED READING (Whapio's comments appear in dark red, below)
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year - Susun Weed
Please DO purchase this book. There is more relevant information here than in any other
book I know, especially considering the price ($10).
Birth Reborn - Michel Odent
It is absolutely required that you read this book.
RECOMMENDED READING
I do recommend some of the major textbooks and books of interest about birth and pregnancy (see below), but you are not required
to purchase these texts. If you have them or wish to purchase them, by all means, do so. They are excellent for additional reading
and for comprehensive understanding of some of our topics. However, many of these texts are available to borrow or acquire over
the course of the Immersion.
TEXTS:
Holistic Midwifery, Volume I : Care During Pregnancy - Anne Frye
Holistic Midwifery, Volume II : Care During Labor and Birth - Anne Frye
Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year - Anne Frye
Birth and Immediate Postpartum, and Labwork and Testing. They are invaluable as reference works, especiallys. I recommend
having them in your library.
s. I recommend having them in your library.
Maternal-Newborn Nursing: A Family and Community Based Approach - Olds, London and Ladewig
This is a great text for newborn care.
Oxorn-Foote Human Labor and Birth - Harry Oxorn
I have always liked this book. It shows birth easily and simply.
Varney's Midwifery - Helen Varney Burst
The American standard text for nurse midwives. Clinical but informative, and the MANA exam will have a lot of questions from this
text. If you have Frye's texts you have everything that Varney teaches and more, except the pharmacology (which is usually not on
the MANA exam).
Textbook for Midwives - Margaret Myles
This is the British standard for midwifery. The older editions are better than the newer ones. Try to find this at a yard sale,
secondhand bookstore, or online from a used bookseller.
Practical Skills Guide for Midwifery - Pam Weaver and Sharon Evans
This is the standard skills book for midwifery practice. If you do purchase this book, I will sign you off on any skills you demonstrate.
OTHER BOOKS:
Heart and Hands - Elizabeth Davis
This book is a classic and is excellent for your library. Moms like it too as it gives insights into midwifery care and how to co-create
care with your provider.
Anything by Michel Odent, especially:
* The Scientification of Love
* The Farmer and The Obstetrician
* The Cesarean
Remember that Birth Reborn is required reading.
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth - Henci Goer
&
Gentle Birth Choices - Barbara Harper
These last two are great books for your library, and to inform you of current birthing
practices. Both are highly recommended.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
During our four months together, you will have access to numerous videos, DVDs 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.
7 sections and will encompass:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Prenatal Care
- Labor and Birth
- Postpartum and The Newborn
- Homeopathy
- Mediation & Counseling
- Qigong, Acupressure and Sexual Wisdom
This will comprise the major reading material for the Immersion Program.
REQUIRED READING (Whapio's comments appear in dark red, below)
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year - Susun Weed
Please DO purchase this book. There is more relevant information here than in any other
book I know, especially considering the price ($10).
Birth Reborn - Michel Odent
It is absolutely required that you read this book.
RECOMMENDED READING
I do recommend some of the major textbooks and books of interest about birth and pregnancy (see below), but you are not required
to purchase these texts. If you have them or wish to purchase them, by all means, do so. They are excellent for additional reading
and for comprehensive understanding of some of our topics. However, many of these texts are available to borrow or acquire over
the course of the Immersion.
TEXTS:
Holistic Midwifery, Volume I : Care During Pregnancy - Anne Frye
Holistic Midwifery, Volume II : Care During Labor and Birth - Anne Frye
Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year - Anne Frye
Birth and Immediate Postpartum, and Labwork and Testing. They are invaluable as reference works, especiallys. I recommend
having them in your library.
s. I recommend having them in your library.
Maternal-Newborn Nursing: A Family and Community Based Approach - Olds, London and Ladewig
This is a great text for newborn care.
Oxorn-Foote Human Labor and Birth - Harry Oxorn
I have always liked this book. It shows birth easily and simply.
Varney's Midwifery - Helen Varney Burst
The American standard text for nurse midwives. Clinical but informative, and the MANA exam will have a lot of questions from this
text. If you have Frye's texts you have everything that Varney teaches and more, except the pharmacology (which is usually not on
the MANA exam).
Textbook for Midwives - Margaret Myles
This is the British standard for midwifery. The older editions are better than the newer ones. Try to find this at a yard sale,
secondhand bookstore, or online from a used bookseller.
Practical Skills Guide for Midwifery - Pam Weaver and Sharon Evans
This is the standard skills book for midwifery practice. If you do purchase this book, I will sign you off on any skills you demonstrate.
OTHER BOOKS:
Heart and Hands - Elizabeth Davis
This book is a classic and is excellent for your library. Moms like it too as it gives insights into midwifery care and how to co-create
care with your provider.
Anything by Michel Odent, especially:
* The Scientification of Love
* The Farmer and The Obstetrician
* The Cesarean
Remember that Birth Reborn is required reading.
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth - Henci Goer
&
Gentle Birth Choices - Barbara Harper
These last two are great books for your library, and to inform you of current birthing
practices. Both are highly recommended.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
During our four months together, you will have access to numerous videos, DVDs 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.
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