A Midwife's Story: Life, Love and Birth Among the Amish
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (631 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1780662009 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 194 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Remarkable as wonderful about the Amish as it is about midwifery--The New York Times
Honest and ultimately very moving, it is inspirational reading not only for midwives and childbirth educators, but also for all parents.. As she renews her respect for nature, she discovers an approach to giving birth that changes her life forever.A Midwife's Story is a life-affirming book that never fails to enlighten, inform and surprise. When hospital-trained midwife Penny Armstrong takes on a job delivering the babies of the Amish, she encounters a way of life deeply rooted in the earth
Penny Armstrong (Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, Maine) has delivered over 1,800 babies and enjoyed a 25 year career in nurse-midwifery including teaching and practice in home, hospital and birth centers.She and her husband Rich currently live and work in their home state of Maine where she counsels people on living healthy lifestyles.Sheryl Feldman is a