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…
We have six healthy, intelligent and well adjusted children! The first two were born in the hospital with a CNM (certified Nurse Midwife). The next two were born at home with a PCM (professionally… I love this book so much I give a copy to every friend of mine that becomes pregnant. It is written in such readable and friendly terms and is not too overwhelming. Elizabeth Davis has set a high…
