Book for Midwives: A Manual for Traditional Birth Attendants and Community Midwives [Paperback]

Susan Klein (Author), Suellen Miller (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 519 pages
• Publisher: Hesperian Foundation (July 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942364228
• ISBN-13: 978-0942364224
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,022,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Do-it-yourselfer book, November 11, 2004

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C. Millington "globalbirthinstitute" (Victoria, BC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book for Midwives: A Manual for Traditional Birth Attendants and Community Midwives (Paperback)

I'm a bit mixed on this book. One part of me loves it all to pieces and wants to suggest it to everyone. Another part of me thinks it has a few too many health errors to be worthy of five stars.

The not-so-good side of this book is that the information has become a bit dated. A critical reader will wonder if some of the information is backed by research or is purely experential on behalf of the midwife.

One thing that makes this book worth the money, though, is the arts and crafts section at the end of the book. If you need to make your own materials and you're on a tight budget (or standing in the middle of a developing country holding this book) you will learn to make everything from a uterus model to a timer using McGyver-like creativity.

It's a book I would strongly urge travelling midwives to carry because it is so malleable. It's a book students midwives will probably greatly enjoy - but please don't practice until you have done better research.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Community Health Workers, August 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Book for Midwives: A Manual for Traditional Birth Attendants and Community Midwives (Paperback)

I have worked in third world countries and have need great information like this book to help me. Traditional text books used in the USA don't apply very well in other countries. Thanks!