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Heart and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth |  | Author: Elizabeth Davis
Creators: Linda Harrison, Suzanne Arms
Publisher: Celestial Arts
Category: Book
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 16761
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Pages: 328
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8 x 0.9
ISBN: 1587612216
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.2
EAN: 9781587612213
ASIN: 1587612216
Publication Date: November 1, 2004
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Amazon.com Review
Elizabeth Davis's Heart and Hands, though subtitled A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth, is not just for midwives. It's an excellent and thorough resource for parents-to-be who are thinking about delivering their child with a midwife, or who are concerned about the medical establishment's over-control of birth. (Two previous editions sold more than 100,000 copies and there are nowhere near 100,000 midwives or midwifery students to buy this book, proving that parents-to-be have looked to this resource for options.) Completely updated in the third edition, Heart and Hands is a practical guide, textbook, and reference that is both hands- and hearts-on. Davis, a long-time, well-known midwife, gives how-to details on all aspects of midwifery practice, including prenatal care, problems in pregnancy, assisting at births, labor complications (including a devastating and beautiful description of a stillbirth by midwife Shannon Anton), and caring for the entire family postpartum. Each chapter has a special section "for parents," but expectant parents can use all of Heart and Hands to get as much knowledge as possible about their upcoming experience.
Product Description
For over two decades, HEART & HANDS has been a beloved guide for both midwives and parents interested in the benefits of midwifery care. This all-new fourth edition has been revised from start to finish, featuring updated material that emphasizes independent midwifery, physiologic (natural) birth, and the art of nonintervention. Midwifery expert Elizabeth Davis includes valuable hints for turning breech and posterior babies, mediating pain in labor, and supporting newborn physiology. Davis also reveals the keys to postpartum recovery, with practical tips on breastfeeding for busy mothers. Comprehensive and compassionate, HEART & HANDS remains a dog-eared classic for parents, midwives, and other birthing helpers.
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Heart & Hands November 9, 2009
C. Rhoday
Book is excellent. Gives wonderful insight into "Natural Childbirth" at home (not so much emphasis on hospital birth). I am talking about birth with little intervention. This book is an excellent guide in what to expect, how to handle specific situations, etc. Even touches on labor complications, how to become a midwife, and preparing a birth kit. Money WELL spent.
Excellent reference and preparation! July 13, 2009
Chelsey McGehee, CD (Jax, Florida)
This book was excellent preparation for me as a student midwife. I look forward to applying the principles from this book to my practice!
Great Resource for Midwives June 2, 2009
Lilac Lily (Florida, USA)
"Heart and Hands" is a beautifully illustrated guide for midwifery students and experienced midwives alike. Anybody contemplating becoming a midwife should start by reading this book. It will give you a good idea of what it takes to be a good midwife. The author Elizabeth Davis is a certified midwife and health care specialist. She compiled a great guide on anything relevant to a successful midwifery practice. In great detail, she goes over topics such as:
- Prenatal Care
- Problems in Pregnancy
- Assisting at Births
- Complications in Labor
- Postpartum Care
- Becoming a Midwife
- The Midwife's Practice
At the end of the book she included a wealth of resources; from forms of the medical history, birth record, newborn exam, and progress notes to the essential items in a midwifery kit and a list with Midwifery School Programs - Davis thought of everything and I'm glad she shared her knowledge with us.
Overall, I highly recommend this book!!
Fantastic!!!! May 24, 2009
T.K. (Green Bay, WI USA)
Six stars if I could give it!!! Elizabeth Davis writes a very easy to follow, easy to understand handbook for almost any question regarding prenatal through post partum care with extensive resources at the end of the book. Fast read, outstanding work! Have lent it to a few friends already :)
Very helpful book. May 24, 2009
G. Yang
Very helpful book. I looked through the book very quickly and I know it's going to be an informative guide. I recommend it to anyone who is going to give birth and needs a guide to childbirth.
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