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Completely updated in the third edition, Heart and Hands is a practical guide, textbook, and reference that is both hands- and hearts-on. Davis, a long-time, well-known midwife, gives how-to details on all aspects of midwifery practice, including prenatal care, problems in pregnancy, assisting at births, labor complications (including a devastating and beautiful description of a stillbirth by midwife Shannon Anton), and caring for the entire family postpartum. Each chapter has a special section "for parents," but expectant parents can use all of Heart and Hands to get as much knowledge as possible about their upcoming experience. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
* Features new diagrams and photographs, updated midwifery forms, and an expanded resource list for parents.
* Expanded sections on GBS, VBAC, gestational diabetes, and water birth address current controversies.
* Previous editions have sold more than 150,000 copies
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68 of 70 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazingly helpful!,
This review is from: Hearts and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
This *textbook* is awesome. There is so much information in here, do not borrow this book from your library! Purchasing this wonderfully helpful book is the only way to go. You won't be sorry! There are so many pictures, drawings and exemplary descriptions to assist you in your lifetime learning of this 'calling' - midwifery care and assistance. If you're a doula - you want this book. If you're a childbirth educator - you want this book. If you're an aspiring midwife of any kind - you want this book. If you're a mother, a grandmother, an expectant parent, or a natural childbirth advocate - you too, want this book! Guiding you through prenatal care, problems during pregnancy, the birth process, complications during labor, postpartum care for mothers and babies - this guide will last many, many lifetimes over. Included also, is information about becoming a midwife, and even setting up your own practice - or finding the right careeer route for yourself. This is a timeless piece of artwork! Enjoy!
55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent book for midwifery students,
By Andrea Crowley (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hearts and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and 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.
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful resource for expectant mothers, too,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hearts and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
I'm not a midwife, but I wanted lots of information about childbrith before the birth of my first baby. This was our favorite book about childbirth: the information was specific, the drawings were clear and beautiful, and the whole book was encouraging.
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