Midwifery Work Book – Sixth Edition Print

​​This easy-to-use basic level study guide and coloring book is for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of the art and science of midwifery. The 6th edition features more study questions, updated information, and more fun ways to learn midwifery.
​The author has managed to approach the science of childbearing with the power and art of the midwifery model of care in a very balanced and useful manner.
Are you an aspiring midwife attending school or on a self-study course? This workbook-study guide is just what you need! Are you an experienced midwife preparing for an exam? Use this book as a refresher guide to help you study. Open the Birth Song Midwifery Workbook and you’ll find thirteen chapters that cover the basics of normal birth and midwifery:
Chapter 1 – Midwifery-Today and Yesterday
Chapter 2 – Studying Midwifery
Chapter 3 – Terminology for Midwives
Chapter 4 – Reproductive Anatomy
Chapter 5 – The Beginnings of Life
Chapter 6 – Normal Pregnancy
Chapter 7 – Supporting a Healthy Pregnancy
Chapter 8 – Preventing Infection
Chapter 9 – Prenatal Care
Chapter 10 – Normal Labor & Birth
Chapter 11 – Placenta & Postpartum
Chapter 12 – The Normal Newborn
Chapter 13 – Breastfeeding

PLEASE NOTE:  The sixth edition is 20 years old. A new edition is long overdue. Daphne is looking for practicing midwives to collaborate on the new edition, contact her. Also if you have suggestions, improvements, corrections or any input for the new edition please send them in. The 7th Edition should be much improved and represent modern midwifery, particularly in out of hospital settings.