Article: Recommended Reading For Aspiring Midwives

[Dappy]

You can view the page at http://www.midwiferyonline.co.uk/content/174-Recommended-Reading-For-Aspiring-Midwives

[Niknak]

Great list ;)

[Dappy]

I'll try to add some more from the list on the FB group tonight, if you want to add any comments to any of the books then just let me know and I'll add them :)

[Sparks.Will.Fly]

One Born Every Minute - Good insight to the role, quite a nice easy read

[Delilah]

Do you really think that one born every minute is a real insight to the role of the midwife? I think anything connected to it needs to be thought about very carefully. It is a programme for entertainment not midwifery.

[Sparks.Will.Fly]

Sorry - the book, not the program!

I thought it would just be what was on the tv actually - but it was about their experiences and how they've managed certain situations. A great starting point as it was factual, but not text book-ish

[MrsBanks]

I actually really disliked the book version and found it to be as full of bad practice and stereotyping as the TV programme.

[Dappy]

I can't comment on the book as I haven't read it :lol: you know me, not a book person!

[Busybee22]

Great list - already read Catching Babies, currently reading Becoming a Midwife, Birth Matters is next and then Call the Midwife! Reading has replaced watching tv!

[mum09]

Yes add to fb group x

[mum09]

Next on my list is heart and hands by elizabeth davies x

[MrsBanks]

I haven't heard of that one, could you do a quick review once you have finished it?

[Dappy]

Does anyone want to add any comments for me to put into the comments boxes?

[Ellie2012]

How about Journal of a Student Midwife? :thumbsup:

[Dappy]

I'm sure I can add that one in lol.

[Niknak]

The Oxford handbook of midwifery

[Dappy]

Done, I've added it!

[Miss Duke]

Midwife on call by Agnes Light is lovely

[Dappy]

I'll get it added today :)

[Miss Duke]

How about Journal of a Student Midwife? :thumbsup:

I will comment on it Ellie :-)

This is a brilliant insight into the 18 month conversion course, and balancing study and family life. A must read for all aspiring midwives!

[Ellie2012]

I will comment on it Ellie :-)

This is a brilliant insight into the 18 month conversion course, and balancing study and family life. A must read for all aspiring midwives!

Thank you! :blushing: Love Ellie x x x

[Dappy]

Hey Ellie we want first dibs on your second book :)

[emma103smiley]

Hi guys, what is the title/address of the facebook group, please, if we want to join them?

Do people really think reading these old-fashioned memoirs about "catching babies" is relevant to the modern profession? I for one have been avoiding them! Probably better to talk to our Nans and Mums about their experiences and compare/contrast with our own. I would like to recommend a book by Nancy Caldwell Sorel called "Ever Since Eve" which is full of snippets about childbirth/midwifery throughout the world and history. I've had it for years bur recently got a replacement copy v cheap on ebay after the dog chewed my original! Also, anyone who speaks French would like Frederick Leboyer's "Pour une Naissance sans Violence" (I think it's called "Birth Without Fear" in English...). Poetic and full of beautiful pictures. Lennart Nilsson and Lars Hamberger's "A Child is Born" is a beautiful and incredible photo journey of life from pre-conception to birth. Bye for now-I'm logging off to do a bit of reading, heh heh.
Emma x

[emma103smiley]

I think everyone aspiring to be a midwife probably needs to read this:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_119470.pdf
Entitled "Midwifery 2020: Delivering Expectations", It's the Department of Health's 10 year vision for the profession.