Paths to Becoming a Midwife:
Getting an Education

Vital information for all aspiring midwives!

Order Table of Contents Read Articles: To Learn to Grow The Daughters of Time Read Review: Reviewed by Sue LaLeike; from Midwifery Today, Issue 49, Spring 1999

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Foreword
• Contents
• Introduction

Chapter 1

GETTING STARTED

General:

• To Learn to Grow, by Jan Tritten
• Obtaining an Education, by Judy Edmunds
• Paths to Midwifery, by Kate Bowland

Guidance:

• Choosing Your Route, by Diane Barnes
• An Excerpt from Becoming a Midwife, by Carolyn Steiger
• What is the Best Approach to Midwifery Education?
  by Carolyn Steiger, Julie Litwin, Sherry Willis & Ida Laserson

Realities:

• Standardized Education: Does it Prepare Better Midwives…? by Alison Osborn and Liz Esty
• At the Heart of Birthing Education, by Elizabeth Davis
• Facing Reality: How to Begin Your Midwifery Career, by Karen Parker
• Midwifery Education: A Global Perspective, by Vicki Penwell

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Chapter 2

POLITICS & PHILOSOPHIES

Introduction

• A Balanced Midwifery Education is a Worthwhile Goal, by Jan Tritten
• Undecided? Become a CNM!, by Judith Rooks
• The Daughters of Time on the Paths to Midwifery, by Barbara Katz Rothman
• The Medical and Midwifery Models, by Barbara Katz Rothman
• The Ups, Downs and Interlinkages of Nurse- and Direct-entry Midwifery
• Status, Practice and Education, By Robbie Davis-Floyd
• Types of Midwifery Training: An Anthropological Overview, by Robbie Davis-Floyd
• NARM, compiled by Cher Mikkola
• Humbled in the Power of Women Giving Birth, by Jan Tritten

Chapter 3

DIRECT-ENTRY MIDWIFERY

Practice:

• A Rose by Any Other Name, by Jan Tritten
• The Honor, Joy, Power and Challenge of Community, Independent Midwifery, by Judy Luce
• The Search for Autonomy, by Jan Tritten
• Autonomy: Using Your Full Potential, by Naolí Vinaver
• A Grand Triumph, by Judy Edmunds

Education:

• Direct-Entry Midwifery Education: Caught in the Middle, by Sharon Wells
• Start with the Small Circle: An Interview with Elizabeth Davis, by Cher Mikkola
• An Excerpt from Heart & Hands, Becoming a Midwife, by Elizabeth Davis
• Thoughts on The Apprentice’s Path, by Alison Parra
• A Model for Policy Making: Seattle Midwifery School, by Therese Charvet & Jo Anne Myers-Ciecko
• Seattle Midwifery School, by Jo Anne Myers-Ciecko
• Maternidad La Luz: The Birth Place, by Cindy Lara Haag
• A Student’s Journey, by Karen Shaw

Chapter 4

CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFERY

Practice:

• A Midwife to All, by Virginia Jackson
• From Fetoscope to Doppler…and Back Again? by Sharon Glass Jonquil
• Four in Twenty-Four is Part of Why…, by Sharon Glass Jonquil
• Band-Aid Midwifery, by Sharon Glass Jonquil
• Diversity in Practice Settings, by Ida Laserson
• Nurse-Midwifery in the ‘90s, by Barbara Hughes

Education:

• Philosophy and Approach to Midwifery Education, by Katherine Camacho Carr
• Choosing a Certified Nurse-Midwifery Program, by Natasha Beauchamp
• Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, by Kitty Ernst
• Community-Based Nurse-Midwifery Education Program (CNEP),by Judith M. Treistman, Katherine Camacho Carr & Mary Kate McHugh

Chapter 5

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION, LABOR SUPPORT & POSTPARTUM CARE

CBE & General Information:

• Education from the Inside Out, by Jennifer Rosenberg
• ALACE, by Ananda Lowe
• Where Philosophy Transcends Method: ICEA Teacher Certification Program, by Kim Dungey
• Birth Works!, by Cathy Daub & Michelle Freedman Brill
• Bradley™ Teachers: Sharing, Caring, Helping, by Marjie Hathaway, AAHCC

Labor Support & Postpartum Care:

• From Doulas to Monitrices: Differing Philosophies of Labor Support, by Jennifer Rosenberg
• An Excerpt from Homebirth as the Standard of Care, by Rahima Baldwin Dancy
• Birth Companions: The Key to a Positive Hospital Birth Experience, by Lily Fountain Werbos
• Doulas Deliver Support, by Annie Kennedy & Penny Simkin
• Earning Money During Your Education, by Jennifer Rosenberg
• Milk Angels, by Jennifer Rosenberg

Chapter 6

MIDWIFERY INTO THE FUTURE

• Nature of the Internet and the Future of Midwifery, by Midge Jolly
• Midwifery Training in England, by Irene Walton
• Getting an Education: How Midwifery Today Can Help, by Midwifery Today staff
• Afterword, by Jennifer Rosenberg

RESOURCES

• MEAC
• Midwifery Education in the United Kingdom, by Sara Wickham
• Resource List
• NARM Request Form

Directory of Schools and Programs

• Direct-Entry Midwifery Programs
• Nurse-midwifery Programs
• Childbirth Education Programs
• Doula/Labor Assistant Programs
• Postpartum & Lactation Programs
• Homeopathy & Naturopathy Schools
• Midwifery Education Programs Legend
• Direct-Entry Program Chart
• Legal Status of Direct-Entry Midwives: State by State Analysis
• School Information
• MANA Statement of Values and Ethics
• Code of Ethics for Certified Nurse-Midwives
• MANA Core Competencies
• ACNM Core Competencies
• MANA Standards and Qualifications for the Art and Practice of Midwifery
• ACNM Standards for the Practice of Nurse-Midwifery
• School Directory Form
• Order Form

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