Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 312 pages
- Published by: Celestial Arts
- Edition: 4th Edition November 2004
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1587612216
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1587612213
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Book Dimensions:
9.9 x 8 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Heart & Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy & Birth (Paperback)
Newly revised, this book is an old friend of mine. One of the first midwifery books I read, it covers an enormous breadth of information, yet is understandable for the beginner. It is still one of the 2 or 3 books I refer to first when I need to look something up. Elizabeth Davis just revamped and revised this book in 1997, and it is better than ever, with new sections on herbs and homeopathy, working with apprentices, hepatitis and HIV, midwifery practices, and issues of legalization, NARM, and MANA. The book is very well-organized, with lots of excellent illustrations that make concepts easy to understand. There are many boxed areas for quick reference on herbs, and issues for pregnant women reading the book. These include questions to ask a potential midwife, self-care in pregnancy, danger signs in pregnancy, and many more. I recommend this book to consumers as well as midwives, as I think educating yourself during your pregnancy is very important, and this book is a wonderful resource. My only criticism with the book is that the information is not very well documented- Davis will mention that research has found such-and-such, but doesn't cite the researcher or where it was published.
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