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Essential Bookshelf  

Best midwifery textbooks

   A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
M. Enkin, M. Kierse, M. Renfrew & J Neilson
   Care in Normal Birth
WHO Geneva
   The Midwife Companion: The art of support during birth
Andrea Robertson
   Heart and Hands
Elizabeth Davis
   Pursuing the Birth Machine: The search for appropriate perinatal technology
Marsden Wagner
   Breech Birth Woman Wise
Maggie Banks
   The Bullying Culture
Ruth Hadikin and Muriel O'Driscoll
   The Midwife-Mother Relationship
Mavis Kirkham
   The Social Meaning of Midwifery
Sheila Hunt

Nine best books for childbirth educators

   Empowering Women: Teaching active birth
Andrea Robertson
   Games for Childbirth Educators
Ronnie Pratt
   Leading Antenatal Classes
J. Priest and J Schott
   Icebreakers and Warm Ups
Heather Small
   Leading a Group
Kerry Hamer
   VBAC Sourcebook and Teaching Kit
N. Julevics and R. Ancheta
   The Idea Box
Terri Shilling
   Childbirth Education: Practice, Research and Theory
F. Nicholls and S Humenick
   Antenatal Education: A dynamic approach
Mary Nolan

All-time greats for breastfeeding

   Breastfeeding Matters
M. Minchin
   Bestfeeding: Getting breastfeeding right for you
M. Renfrew, C. Fisher & S. Arms
   Breastfeeding: A guide for midwives
D. Henschel & S. Inch
   Breastfeeding Answer Book
N. Morbacher & J. Stock
   Breast is Best
P. Stanway & A. Stanway
   Artificial Feeding: Risky for any baby?
M. Minchin

Best titles on midwifery policy and management

   Birthrate Plus: A framework for workplace planning and decision making for midwifery services
J. Ball
   Changing Childbirth
UK Government report
   Home Births
G. Chamberlain, A. Wraight & P. Crowley
   Care in Normal Birth: A practical Guide
WHO Geneva

Good reads on feminism and childbirth

   Every Woman's Birth Rights
Pat Thomas

Best books on evidence based practice

   Pursuing the Birth Machine: The search for appropriate birth technology
M. Wagner
   A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
M. Enkin, M. Keirse, M. Renfrew & J. Neilson
   An Introduction to Research for Midwives
C. Rees
   Obstetric Myths versus Obstetric Realities
H. Goer
   MIRIAD (2nd edition)
F. McCormack & M. Renfrew

Five best books on social issues and midwifery

   The Farmer and the obstetrician
Michel Odent
   The Social Meaning of Midwifery
Sheila Hunt
   Bearing Meaning: The Language of Birth
Robbie Pfeufer Kahn
   Culture, Religion and Childbearing in a Multiracial Society
J. Schott & A. Henley
   The Midwife and Society
Sheila Hunt


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