Choosing a Nurse-Midwife
Wonderful guide book, written by Catherine M. Poole and Elizabeth A. Parr, CNM. Catherine's experience as a woman seeking midwifery care and Elizabeth's experience as a nurse-midwife complement each other nicely. Includes information on hospital births, home births, birthing center births, and well-women care. This consumer-empowering book includes a detailed list of interview questions for women to use when selecting a nurse-midwife..

Listen to Me Good : The Life Story of an Alabama Midwife
Don't miss this autobiographical account of a Grand Midwife in rural Alabama. Margaret Charles Smith writes her story and Linda Janet Holmes adds insightful political commentary.

Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife's Story
Fun, spiritual, and heart-rending biography of Onnie Lee Logan. The story, told first-hand, by Mrs. Logan, to Katherine Clark, recounts her formative years as well as her calling, training, practice style and many fascinating birth stories.

Sisters on a Journey : Portraits of American Midwives
If you have ever wondered what it is like to be a midwife, this book is for you. In her book, Penfield Chester shares edited transcripts of interviews with 27 midwives. Stories like those in this book are my motivation to keep the midwifery advocacy torch burning.

The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
This is the only parenting book I ever purchased and the only one I ever needed. Great resource for families interested in attachment parenting. If it's not too late, read this one before your first child is born.

Reclaiming Our Health: Exploding the Medical Myth and Embracing the Source of True Healing
John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America and founder of EarthSave International, devotes one-fifth of this book to midwifery and the remaining four-fifths to other inconsistencies of medicine and health, such as the insidious relationship of the tobacco industry and organized medicine is another example detailed in this book..

Spiritual Midwifery
Wonderful reading for both the aspiring midwife and the consumer birth junky. Ina May Gaskin's book is full of spiritual birth stories and also contains clinical midwifery text. This book is largely responsible for the rebirth of midwifery in the United States.

Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities : A Guide to the Medical Literature
Henci Goer's wonderful reference book summarizes the paper trail of medical research supporting low-intervention childbirth and the Midwifery Model of Care. Abstracts of peer-reviewed research papers are included.

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