Product Description

This is a revised and updated edition of Elizabeth Davis' guide to pregnancy and birth for midwives and parents-to-be. It includes new sections on homoeopathy and herbal therapy, sexual issues during pregnancy, adoption, water birth, sexual abuse, vaginal birth after caesarian, and foetal development. The guid efeatures boxed sections for parents covering subjects ranging from tips for expectant partners, to what to do when the baby cries. Throughout, crucial terminology is highlighted and clearly defined. Current information on hepatitis, HIV, GBS screening, group midwifery practices, malpractice concerns, prenatal and intrapartum case histories is examined.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #997479 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 287 pages

Customer Reviews

Thanks to Davis for restoring my faith in midwifery.
I am a midwifery student in New Zealand and Heart and Hands was one of the books that first confirmed my desire to be a midwife. Later on as I persue my studies, Heart and Hands is an inspirational book that keeps me focused on my original motives for studying midwifery, not the medical delivering of babies, but the emotional and spiritual journey that women make when they give birth. However, this isn't a lovey dovey book, it has hard factual information and evidence and wonderful pictures. I recommend this book not only as a guide for midwives but a helpful text for parents to be.

Rich and Warm in the Art of Midwifery
I am currently a Student Nurse Midwife in Rural Virginia and I have found that this book is noteworthy of being mandatory for anyone aspiring to become a Midwife. Elizabeth Davis is inviting in her focus of providing Midwifery Care. She is elaborate in her explanations and the drawing and photographs are priceless. I also work in a hospital setting as an R.N. and I am amazed that the OB/GYN's I work with are interested in the beauty of this book. Not only has this book made a lasting impression on me, but also the OB/GYN's that certainly need a taste of Midwifery in their practice. May I recommend that even any woman contemplating the use of a Midwife choose this book as a guide for her pregnancy- your choice in health care provider will be simply made after reading this book. Blessings to Elizabeth Davis for such an inspirational addition to the field of Midwfery!

Wonderful resource for expectant mothers, too
I'm not a midwife, but I wanted lots of information about childbrith before the birth of my first baby. This was our favorite book about childbirth: the information was specific, the drawings were clear and beautiful, and the whole book was encouraging.