Each student is required to purchase the following textbooks;

• Holistic Midwifery: Care During Pregnancy Vol. 1 (Paperback) by Anne Frye Publisher; Labrys Pr; Reprint edition (April 1998)
• Holistic Midwifery Vol. II; A Comprehensive Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice; Care of the Mother and Baby From the Onset of Labor Through the Hours After Birth (Hardcover) by Anne Frye (2004)
• Varney's Midwifery, Fourth edition (Hardcover) By Helen Varney Burst Publisher; Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc.; 4th edition (January 25, 2004)
• Maternal-Newborn Nursing: A Family and Community-Based Approach (6th edition) (Hardcover) by Sally Olds, Marcia London, Patricia Wieland Ladewig, Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6th edition (August 6, 1999)
• Oxorn-Foote Human Labor and Birth 5th Edition, by Harry Oxorn, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
• Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives by Jane Coad and Melvyn Dunstall (May 1, 2001), Publisher: C.V. Mosby
• Heart and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback) by Elizabeth Davis, Linda Harrison (Illustrator), Suzanne Arms (Photographer) Publisher: Celestial Arts; 4th edition (November 2004)

An additional list of reference books is available in our school catalog which can be mailed to you upon request.

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Additional Required Reading

NOTE: These books are NOT required to be purchased. They are available in our school library for student use.

We recommend that students read the first 4 books listed below prior to their arrival if possible. They may find them in a library, borrow from a midwife or even purchase them if their budget allows. They may also be found on Amazon.com at a 'Used Books' link.

Each student is required to read the following books that are available in our school library.

• Birth Reborn Michael Odent, 1st Edition, 1994, Birth Works Inc.
• Homebirth Sheila Kitzinger, 1st American Edition 1991, DK Publishing
• Philippines Culture Shock! Expanded edition, by Alfredo and Grace Roces 2002, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
• Gentle Birth Choices, A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About Birthing Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, Hospital Birth Barbara Harper and Suzanne Arms, 1994, Healing Arts Press
• The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solution Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North Amercia Jack Newman, 2000, Prima Lifestyles Publishing
• Heart and Hands Elizabeth Davis, 3rd Revised and Up Edition, 1997, Celestial Arts
• The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to the 50 Most Common Medicinal Herbs Heather Boon, Robert Rose Publishing
• Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Wise Woman Herbal Series, Book 1) Susun Weed, Ash Tree Publishing
• The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth Henci Goer, Perigee Books Publishing, 1999
• What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know: The Truth About Diet and Drugs in Pregnancy Gail Sforza Brewer, 1 st Edition 1997, Random House
• A Child is Born Lennart Nilsson, 4 th Revised and Up Edition 2004, Delta
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding Gwen Gotsch, La Leche League International, 6 th Revised Edition 1997, Plume Books
• The New Well Pregnancy Book Mike Samuels, Revised and Updated Edition, 1996, Fireside Books
• The Children Who Sleep by the River (Emerging Voices) Debbie Taylor, 1998, Interlink Books
• Birthing From Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation Pam England, 1998, Partera Press
• The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia Penny Simkin, 1 st Edition, 2000, Blackwell Publishers
• A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Reprint Edition 1991, Vintage Books

Library

Newlife School of Midwifery has a library and all of the books required for study and book reports are available for student use. However, due to the demands of research and study each student will be required to bring a set of her own required textbooks as listed at the top of the page.