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In January, each student will receive over 700 pages of notes and hand-outs from Whapio. These handouts will be divided into 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. Whapio does 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. Required Books * Please do purchase Susun Weed's Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year There is more relevant information in this book than any other book I know, especially considering the price ($10). * Birth Reborn by Michel Odent It is absolutely required that you read this book. Recommended Books 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 These three texts by Anne Frye are comprehensive and offer a point of reference and teaching on every subject in Prenatal Care, Birth and Immediate Postpartum, and Labwork and Testing. They are invaluable as reference works, especially Understanding Diagnostic Tests. 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 and 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, and will discuss each of these in class. |
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