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Following is the list of required books for the Birthwise Midwifery Program. If you are an enrolled student at Birthwise, please use the book list found on our ORBUND database when purchasing your books each semester to be sure that you buy the required books for the classes you have registered for.

Required Booklist, Campus-based Program  

Semester One

Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent                                         ISBN:978-0743219341


Laboring On by Katz, Rothman (2006)                                        ISBN:978-0-415-94663-6    

Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born  by Tina Cassidy, 2006.         ISBN 0-87113-938-3    

Midwifery and Childbirth in America by Judith Rooks, (1999) (4 copies in BW library)     ISBN:978-1566397117  

Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology by Marieb (any recent edition)     

Varney’s Midwifery by Helen Varney (Fourth Edition)                ISBN:978-0763718565                                                                                   

Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary   ISBN: 978-0803612075                  

Birth Partner by Penny Simpkin (3rd Ed.)   ISBN: 978-1558323575              

Labor Progress Handbook 2nd Ed by Penny Simpkin      ISBN: 978-1405122177

A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Enkin (3rd Edition)      Now available on-line at www.childbirthconnection.org   

Understanding Diagnostic Tests by Anne Frye (7th Edition)                                   ISBN: 978-1891145568

Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Physiology, Susan Blackburn (3rd edition)                 ISBN: 978-1416029441

Mayes Midwifery, by Henderson (13th Edition)                                                      ISBN: 978-0702026164

Holistic Midwifery, Vol 2, by Anne Frye  (buy from www.midwiferybooks.com)   ISBN: 978-1891145605                                                                            

Physical Examination and Health Assessment, by Carolyn Jarvis (5th edition) ISBN: 978-1416032434

Birthwise Documentation Book by Birthwise Midwifery School
Birthwise Skills Books ---Birthwise Midwifery School

Semester Two

When Survivors Give Birth, Penny Simpkin                                                          ISBN: 978-1594040221

Having Faith, by Sandra Steingraber                                                                   ISBN: 0425189996                                                                                               

A Midwife's Handbook, Constance Sinclair                                           

Assessment and Care of the Well Newborn, by Thureen (2nd Ed)                           ISBN: 978-0721603933                                                                             

Neonatal Resuscitation Textbook, by the American Heart Association (5th Ed,     2006)  ISBN: 978-1581101874

Maternal-Fetal Medicine by Creasy (6th Ed)                                                        ISBN: 978-1416042242                                                                                    

 

In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan (2008)                                                       ISBN: 978-1-59420-14505

Krause's Food and Nutrition Therapy by Sylvia Escott-Stump, L. Kathleen Mahan (2007) ISBN:978-1416034018                                                   

Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis Balch. ISBN:978-1583331439

Semester Three

Principles and Practice of Research in Midwifery, by Ellizabeth Cluett (2nd Ed, 2006)           ISBN: 978-0443101949                                                         

Botanical Medicine for Women's Health, Aviva Romm, 2010                          

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne Fadiman (1998)                  ISBN: 978-0374975807

Women’s Gynecologic Health, by Kerri Schuiling and Frances Likis (2006)      ISBN: 0-7637-4717-3

 How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine (4th ed.) by Trisha Greenhalgh.Wiley-Blackwell / BMJ Books, 2010.
ISBN 978-1-4443-3436-4

Semester Four

Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed., (2007), Jacques Wallach, MD ISBN:978-0781730556                                                                       

Pharmacology for Midwives, Sue Jordan  (2001)                                              ISBN: 978-0333693964

Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth and Your Baby’s First Year, Miranda Castro (1993)           ISBN: 0-312-08809-4

 

Required Booklist, Community-based Program  

Semester One

Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent                                                  ISBN:978-0743219341

Laboring On by Katz, Rothman (2006)                                        ISBN:978-0-415-94663-6                                                                                 

Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born  by Tina Cassidy, 2006.         ISBN 0-87113-938-3                                                                                        

Midwifery and Childbirth in America by Judith Rooks, (1999) (4 copies in BW library)     ISBN:978-1566397117                                                                             

Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology by Marieb (any recent edition)                                                                                                        

Varney’s Midwifery by Helen Varney (Fourth Edition)                ISBN:978-0763718565                                                                                   

Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary   ISBN: 978-0803612075                     

Understanding Diagnostic Tests by Anne Frye (7th Edition)                                   ISBN: 978-1891145568

Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Physiology, Susan Blackburn (3rd edition)                 ISBN: 978-1416029441

Mayes Midwifery, by Henderson (13th Edition)                                                      ISBN: 978-0702026164

Physical Examination and Health Assessment, by Carolyn Jarvis (5th edition) ISBN: 978-1416032434

Birthwise Documentation Book by Birthwise Midwifery School
Birthwise Skills Books ---Birthwise Midwifery School

Semester Two

Birth Partner by Penny Simpkin (3rd Ed.)   ISBN: 978-1558323575              

Labor Progress Handbook 2nd Ed by Penny Simpkin      ISBN: 978-1405122177

A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Enkin (3rd Edition)      Now available on-line at www.childbirthconnection.org        

Holistic Midwifery, Vol 2, by Anne Frye  (buy from www.midwiferybooks.com)   ISBN: 978-1891145605                                                                                

When Survivors Give Birth, Penny Simpkin                                                          ISBN: 978-1594040221

Having Faith, by Sandra Steingraber                                                                   ISBN: 0425189996                                                                                               

A Midwife's Handbook, Constance Sinclair                                              

Assessment and Care of the Well Newborn, by Thureen (2nd Ed)                           ISBN: 978-0721603933                                                                                       

Neonatal Resuscitation Textbook, by the American Heart Association (5th Ed,     2006)  ISBN: 978-1581101874

Maternal-Fetal Medicine by Creasy (6th Ed)                                                        ISBN: 978-1416042242                                                                                    

In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan (2008)                                                       ISBN: 978-1-59420-14505

Krause's Food and Nutrition Therapy by Sylvia Escott-Stump, L. Kathleen Mahan (2007) ISBN:978-1416034018                                                   

Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis Balch. ISBN:978-1583331439

Semester Three

Principles and Practice of Research in Midwifery, by Ellizabeth Cluett (2nd Ed, 2006)           ISBN: 978-0443101949                                                                

 

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne Fadiman (1998)                 ISBN: 978-0374975807

How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine (4th ed.) by Trisha Greenhalgh.Wiley-Blackwell / BMJ Books, 2010.
ISBN 978-1-4443-3436-4

Semester Four

Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed., (2007), Jacques Wallach, MD ISBN:978-0781730556                                                                       

Pharmacology for Midwives, Sue Jordan  (2001)                                               ISBN: 978-0333693964

Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth and Your Baby’s First Year, Miranda Castro (1993)           ISBN: 0-312-08809-4                                                          

Women’s Gynecologic Health, by Kerri Schuiling and Frances Likis (2006)      ISBN: 0-7637-4717-3                                                                               

Botanical Medicine for Women's Health, Aviva Romm, 2010  

 


 


 

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