Book Lists
Required
Full List
- Holistic Midwifery Volume I (Frye)*
- One medical terminology book* (Options to choose from: The Language of Medicine by Davi-Ellen Chabner, Exploring Medical Language by Myrna LaFleur Brooks and Danielle LaFleur Brooks, Comprehensive Med Terminology by Betty Davis Jones, Building a Medical Vocabulary with Spanish Translations by Peggy Leonard, Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals by Jane Rice)
- Healing Passage (Frye)
- Maternal Newborn Nursing, 9th Edition (Davidson, London, Ladewig)*
- Varney’s Midwifery, 5th Edition or later
- Taking Charge of Your Fertility (Weschler)
- Skills for Midwifery Practice, 4th Edition (Johnson and Taylor)*
- Natural Pregnancy Book (Romm) – for book review
- Understanding Diagnostic Tests (Frye)
- When Survivors Give Birth (Simkin) or Survivor Moms (Seng & Sperlich)
- Holistic Midwifery Volume II (Frye)*
- Heart and Hands (Davis)
- Physical Assessment of the Newborn (Tappero & Honeyfield) *
- Birth Emergency Skills Training (Gruenberg)
- The Politics of Breastfeeding (Palmer)
*books listed with an asterisk have specific questions/sections in the curriculum. Most of the other books could be borrowed but are great additions to your library and resources.
Recommended
Recommended as preliminary reading
Immaculate Deception (I or II) by Suzanne Arms
Special Delivery by Rahima Baldwin
Heart and Hands by Elizabeth Davis
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
American Way of Birth by Jessica Mitford
Silent Knife and Open Season by Nancy Wainer-Cohen
A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer
Recommended Authors
Marsden Wagner
Anne Frye
Nancy Wainer
Aviva Jill Romm
Valerie Hobbs Appleton (search MT store)
Dr. Tom Brewer
Sister Angela Murdaugh, CNM
Penny Simkin
Doris Haire
Dr. Robert Mendelsohn
Dr. Paul Fleiss
Dr. William Sears (Sears Parenting Library)
Henci Goer
Sheila Kitzinger
Suzanne Arms
Dr. John Stevenson
Staff and Faculty Recommendations
Rediscovering Birth by Sheila Kitzinger
Birthing the Easy Way by Sheila Stubbs
Birth Reborn by Michel Odent
The Year After Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
Babyhood by Penelope Leach
Laughter and Tears by Elisabeth Bing
Midwifery: Best Practice by Sarah Wickham Vol.1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5
Any of the NAPSAC books:
Safe Alternatives in Childbirth
Compulsory Hospitalization Vols. 1, 2, and 3
21st Century Obstetrics Now Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Folks Do Get Born by Marie Campbell
A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Murray Enkin et al.
Pregnancy as Healing by Gail Peterson and Lewis Mehl Vol. 1, Vol. 2
Reclaiming Birth: History and Heroines of American Childbirth Reform by Margot Edwards
A Wise Birth: Bringing Together the Best of Natural Childbirth with Modern Medicine by Penny Armstrong and Sheryl Feldman
Home Birth
Homebirth by Sheila Kitzinger
The Essential Homebirth Guide by Jane Drichta and Jodilyn Owen
Childbirth/Natural Birth/Preparation
Active Birth by Janet Balaskas
Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin
Politics/History of Midwifery
Pushed by Jennifer Block
The Birth Book by Raven Lang
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich
Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife's Story by Onnie Lee Logan
Birth As An American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Made Simple by Nancy Mohrbacher
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins
Prenatal Nutrition/Nurturing
Lily Nichols Books
Eating Expectantly by Bridget Swinney
Brewer Diet books:
- Metabolic Toxemia of Late Pregnancy
- The Brewer Medical Diet for Normal and High-Risk Pregnancy
- What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know
- The Very Important Pregnancy Program
Newborn (pediatric text)
Assessment and Care of the Well Newborn by Patti Thureen et al.
Herbs
Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health by Aviva Jill Romm
Books by Rosemary Gladstar
Any book from Susun Weed
Herbal PDR 3rd edition
Water Birth
The Water Birth Book by Janet Balaskas
Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
Reflexology/Acupressure
Acupressure’s Potent Points by Michael Reed Gach
Homeopathy
Homeopathy for the Modern Pregnant Woman by Sandra Perko
Books by Miranda Castro
Homeopathy for Midwives by Barbara Geraghty
Childcare/Pediatric/Natural Remedies
Naturally Healthy Babies and Children by Aviva Jill Romm
Natural Baby and Childcare by Lauren Feder
Be Your Childs Pediatrician by Rachel Weaver
Grief and Loss/Miscarriage
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Deborah Davis
Empty Arms: Coping With Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death by Sherokee Ilse
Healing Your Grieving Heart after Stillbirth by Alan Wolfelt
Psychology of Childbearing
Birthing from Within by Pam England
Becoming Mother by Sharon Tjaden-Glass
Becoming a Mother by Leisa Stathis
Exercise in Pregnancy/Postpartum
Diastasis Recti by Katy Bowman
Placenta
The Placenta, To Know Me Is To Love Me (out of print but a great resource if you can find it for a reasonable price – it sold new for around $100)
The Placenta: A Guide to Examination by Patricia Edmonds, Midwife
Postpartum
After The Baby's Birth by Robin Lim
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