A Midwife's Story

by Armstrong, Penny; Feldman, Sheryl

• ISBN13: 9781905177042
• ISBN10: 1905177046
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-04
• Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd

Summary

When hospital-trained midwife Penny Armstrong takes on a job delivering the babies of the Amish, she discovers an approach to giving birth which would change her life forever. A Midwife's Story is a life-affirming book that never fails to enlighten, inform and surprise. Honest and ultimately very moving, it is inspirational reading for all student midwives and expectant parents.

Author Biography

Penny Armstrong (Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, Maine) has delivered over 1,000 babies and enjoyed a 25-year career in nurse-midwifery including teaching and practice in home, hospital and birth centers.
Sheryl Feldman (Seattle, WA) is a writer, teacher, and not–for-profit communications manager. She also co-founded Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers and is the initiator of its community residency project Women Writers of the Arab World.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Their Way	p. 3
Home	p. 9
Midwife	p. 13
Wifie	p. 18
Booth	p. 24
Paradise Visited	p. 33
Paradise Considered	p. 43
Spring Road	p. 55
The Country Hospital	p. 60
In the Fields	p. 69
The Viewing	p. 80
The Home Delivery	p. 86
Getting Married	p. 100
China	p. 110
Losses	p. 120
The Office	p. 129
Mothers and Fathers	p. 145
Giving Yourself Up	p. 154
Love	p. 160
Home	p. 170
Leah	p. 175
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