Books needed
The following is a list of books including the author you will need to buy or borrow.. (For each book you read, you will be required to do a short book report on it and take the test for that book. Some books are only read and tested on a section at a time.)
Phase 1
- Practical Skills Guide (used by NARMS) (1 of 3 to get 1st )
- Varney’s Midwifery – (large textbook) by Varney (1 of 3 to get 1st)
- Holistic Midwifery Vol. 1 – by Anne Frye (1 of 3 to get 1st)
- (get above books 1st to get started.Then can find others at lib, used etc as you need )
- Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth – Kitzinger
- Spiritual Midwifery -Ina May Gaskin
- Heart And Hands – Elizabeth Davis
- Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon
- Special Delivery – Rahima Baldwin
- Prescription for Dietary Wellness – Balch & Balch
- Active Birth – Balaskas
- Easing Labor Pains – Lieberman
- Medical Terminology (any)
- A Midwives Handbook by Sinclair
- Birth Emergency Skills Training – Bonnie U. Gruenberg, CNM
- Immaculate Deception 2 – Susanne Arms
- Physical Exam – Bates
- Maternal Newborn Nursing 7ed. – Olds & London (or newer)
Phase 2
- Human Labor & Birth -Oxorn & Foote
- The Baby Book – Sears
- Mommy Diagnostics – Shonda Parker
- When Survivors Give Birth – Simkin
- The Natural Healthy Pregnancy – Shonda Parker
- Perinatal Impact of Alcohol, Tobacco & other – March of Dimes
- Empty Arms – Ilse (or other baby loss book)
- Pregnancy Childbirth & the Newborn Revised – Simkin
- A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy & Childbirth – Enkin
- Birth by Tina Cassidy or American Way of Birth – Mitford
- The 5 Standards for Safe Childbearing – David Stewart PHD
- Counseling The Nursing Mother – Lauwers & Shinskie
- OB and the newborn Text – Mackey
- Birthsong midwife workbook – Singingtree
Phase 3
- The Cooperative Method of Natural Birth Control – Nofzinger
- Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year – Anne Frye
There are a total of 60 tests. A test may be multiple choice, true and false, matching, essay or a combination of the above.
Where to find coursework
Midwife To Be can be done paperless at www.midwifetobe.com/moodle. Tests will be taken and graded instantly. Course work will be submitted on line to save mailing and time. If you choose to use moddle, the first unit is included with the intial fee. Paypal is used to collect payment and to get codes for each unit. We will upgrade moodle as new versions come out. Note: new quizzes and project outlines are being added as we finish them.
Where to find the books
- Visit our Amazon store which has the books you will need for the course plus other good books on midwifery (see in books tabs)
- Local Library (also medical lib or one at hospital)
- Book stores -Books a Million, Barnes & Noble, etc., can order textbooks, get discount card and save shipping
- ebay.com or Half.com purchase or bid on books
- amazon.com great discounts – I have a student book list there
- www.morningstarpub.com Practical skills guide
- www.birthguru.com Emergency Skills Training text book By Bonnie Gruenberg CNM
- addall.com big used search on line
- marchofdimes.com alcohol/drugs booklet $20 or 1-800367-6630 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-800367-6630 end_of_the_skype_highlighting others available too
- 1cascade.com has all books 800-443-9942
- see discount list from Lisa for books on list
- Borrow from Midwife, Childbirth instructor or L.L League Lib. (don’t forget to return )
- Ask for them for Christmas, Birthday gifts
- Garage sales, thrift stores and used book stores may have some
- Childbirth Connection: free download of A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy (book 29)
- Midwifetobe yahoo group files have other ideas
- Study partners – add name to yahoo group files to find study partner/group in your area. Click on state word to see others by state. In DATABASE in MTB yahoo group
- Study group – on line at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mtbstudygroup
- Facebook group for midwifetobe students
- Varneys Nurse Midwifery study guide 800-832-0034 ext 8197 (only available from publisher and not required but useful to study for NARMS test)
- Join us for live classes on wiziq..http://www.wiziq.com/course/569-Midwife-To-Be-Together-Learning
