Students are required to purchase the following textbooks and bring them to the school for their studies;

• 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)
• Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives by Jane Coad and Melvyn Dunstall (November 9, 2005), Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 2 Edition (November 9, 2005)
• Assessment and Care of the Well Newborn by Patti Thureen, Daniel Hall, Jane Deacon, and Jacinto Hernandez (Paperback - May 11, 2004)  Publisher: Saunders; 2nd Edition (May 11, 2004)
• Myles' Textbook for Midwives (Hardcover) by Diane M. Fraser (Author), Maggie A. Cooper (Author)  Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 14th Edition (August 12, 2003)

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Additional Reading

The following books are required to be read, but they are NOT required to be purchased. These books are available in our school library for student use.  However, 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 another midwife or purchase them used. (Try Amazon.com 'Used Books' link.)

• Philippines Culture Shock! Expanded Edition, by Alfredo and Grace Roces 2002, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
• Birth Reborn by Michael Odent, 1st Edition, 1994, Birth Works Inc.
• Homebirth by Sheila Kitzinger, 1st American Edition 1991, DK Publishing
• Gentle Birth Choices, A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About Birthing Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, Hospital Birth by 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 America by Jack Newman, 2000, Prima Lifestyles Publishing
• Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You: An Illustrated Guide by Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher, and Suzanne Arms (Paperback - Aug 1990)
• 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)
• Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Wise Woman Herbal Series, Book 1) by Susun Weed, Ash Tree Publishing
• The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer, Perigee Books Publishing, 1999
• What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know: The Truth About Diet and Drugs in Pregnancy Gail Sforza Brewer, 1st Edition 1997, Random House
• A Child is Born Lennart Nilsson, 4th Revised and Up Edition 2004, Delta
• The Breastfeeding Answer Book by Nancy Mohrbacher, Julie Stock, and LA Leche League International (Spiral-bound - Jan 1, 2003)
• The New Well Pregnancy Book by Mike Samuels, Revised and Updated Edition, 1996, Fireside Books
• Birthing From Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England, 1998, Partera Press
• Labor Progress Handbook by Penny Simkin and Ruth S. Ancheta (Paperback - Oct 1, 2005)  Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited; 2 Edition (October 1, 2005)
• The Children Who Sleep by the River (Emerging Voices)by Debbie Taylor, 1998, Interlink Books
• Bruchko by Bruce Olson (Paperback - Aug 8, 2006)  Publisher: Charisma House (August 8, 2006)
• Peace Child (Paperback) by Don Richardson (Author)  Publisher: Regal Books; 4th Edition (August 2005)
• Eternity in Their Hearts (Paperback) by Don Richardson (Author)  Publisher: Regal Books; New Ed Edition (March 20, 2006)
• Lords of the Earth (Paperback) by Don Richardson (Author)  Publisher: Regal Books (October 1979)
• Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot. Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers; 25th Anniversary Edition (August 5, 2005)
  
  

Library

Newlife School of Midwifery does have a library where these books are available for 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.