Download or read book The Midwife s Here The Enchanting True Story of One of Britain s Longest Serving Midwives written by Linda Fairley and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sunday Times bestseller ‘Delivering my first baby is a memory that will stay with me forever. Just feeling the warmth of a newborn head in your hands, that new life, there’s honestly nothing like it... I’ve since brought more than 2,200 babies into the world, and I still tingle with excitement every time.’
Download or read book The Midwife s Here written by Linda Fairley and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sunday Times bestsellerDelivering my first baby is a memory that will stay with me forever. Just feeling the warmth of a newborn head in your hands, that new life, there's honestly nothing like it... I've since brought more than 2,200 babies into the world, and I still tingle with excitement every time.'
Download or read book Becoming a Midwife Second Edition written by Rosemary Mander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the reality of being a midwife in the twenty-first century? What is it like to help and support women throughout pregnancy and childbirth and into motherhood? What roles can midwives play in society? This new edition of the popular text, Becoming a Midwife, explores what it is to be a midwife, looking at the factors that make midwifery such a special profession, as well as some of the challenges. The fully updated chapters cover a variety of settings and several different stages in a woman’s pregnancy, including stories from midwives working in hospitals and in the community, as managers, supervisors and educators, and as men, women, mothers and birth activists. All chapters are narrated by contributors who introduce their own theme, recount a vignette that throws light on their understandings of midwifery and reasons for becoming (or not becoming) a midwife and any subsequent career moves. Backed up by commentaries and drawing together these insights, the editors show what it means to be a midwife today. Suitable for those contemplating a career in midwifery and providing an opportunity for reflection for more experienced midwives, this thought-provoking book is an invaluable contribution to midwifery.
Download or read book Call the Midwife written by Jennifer Worth and published by Orion. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in London's East End in the 1950s was tough. The brothels of Cable Street, the Kray brothers and gang warfare, the meths drinkers in the bombsites - this was the world Jennifer Worth entered when she became a midwife at the age of twenty-two.
Download or read book Call the Midwife written by Jennifer Worth and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highest-rated drama in BBC history, Call the Midwife will delight fans of Downton Abbey Viewers everywhere have fallen in love with this candid look at post-war London. In the 1950s, twenty-two-year-old Jenny Lee leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in London's East End slums. While delivering babies all over the city, Jenny encounters a colorful cast of women—from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lives, to the woman with twenty-four children who can't speak English, to the prostitutes of the city's seedier side. An unfortgettable story of motherhood, the bravery of a community, and the strength of remarkable and inspiring women, Call the Midwife is the true story behind the beloved PBS series, which will soon return for its sixth season.
Download or read book Bundles of Joy Two Thousand Miracles One Unstoppable Manchester Midwife written by Linda Fairley and published by HarperElement. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Linda Fairley.No matter how many babies I deliver, each and every one is a miracle, connecting me to the world like nothing else, reminding me that we are all equal in the beginning, and in the end. It's a great leveller, childbirth.'
Download or read book The Midwife written by Jennifer Worth and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflects on the experiences of Jennifer Worth as a midwife in London's postwar East End, including the nuns from whom she learned her craft and the interesting and challenging births she aided during her career.
Download or read book Call the Midwife written by Jennifer Worth and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Call the Midwife Stories written by Jennifer Worth and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The East-End stories that inspired the BBC TV series, CALL THE MIDWIFE, in a gorgeous gift box. London's East End in the 1950s was a tough place: the struggles of post-war life - bombsites, overcrowded tenements, crime, brothels - bred a culture of tight-knit family communities, larger-than-life characters and a lively social scene. It was into this world that Jennifer Worth entered as a trainee midwife. But docklands life was tough, and babies were often born in slum conditions. In funny, disturbing and heartbreaking stories, Jennifer Worth recounts her time among nuns, prostitutes, abortionists, bigamists, gangsters and expectant mothers, portraying East Enders' amazing resilience - and their warmth and humour in the face of hardship. Written with affection and nostalgia, her midwife stories chronicle the lives, traditions and tales of a bygone era.
Download or read book Tales from a Midwife written by Jennifer Worth and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An omnibus edition of the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling MIDWIFE series - true stories from a post-war community in London's East End.
Download or read book The Midwife s Tale written by Nicky Leap and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2014-01-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billie Hunter and Nicky Leap spent several years interviewing dozens of mothers and retired midwives about their experiences of childbirth before the NHS. The result was The Midwife's Tale, an oral history of midwifery from the 1910s to the 1950s. The authors explore the very real poverty of the time; how woman coped with rearing large families; and the lack of knowledge of contraception and abortion. Gripping accounts of women's experiences are set against an informative background of events in the midwifery profession, particularly the transition from unqualified 'handywoman' to professional midwife in the 1930s.
Download or read book Call the Midwife written by Jessica Long and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-29 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British TV series, Call The Midwife, was an instant hit when it first came to our screens on PBS. Based on the memoirs of a real-life midwife, Jennifer Worth, Call The Midwife tells the stories of families, childbirth, midwives, social conditions and relationships amid the restrictions of post-war East-End of London in the 1950s. Into these stories wind the adventures of midwives, Jenny, Trixie, Chummy and Cynthia, aided, abetted, and sometimes scolded by their mentors, Sisters Julienne, Evangelina, Bernadette and Monica Joan. Full of drama, sadness, grief, joy and gritty story lines, this series takes a close look at what life was like. Poverty, squalid living conditions and hard times all jostle for space, but the overriding feeling is one of strong women, facing their hardships head on. Find out more about this intriguing time and take a look behind-the-scenes in Call The Midwife!: Your Backstage Pass to the Era and the Making of the PBS TV Series. You will learn: Background insider information about the making of the series Trivia about the actors that comprise the cast of Call The Midwife Historical facts about what led to the social deprivation of the Call The Midwife era The role nuns played at the time How strong the women were and how they formed the backbone of society so that it could develop into what it is today This British drama makes compelling viewing. Learn more about it and fall in love with the show even more. Grab Your Copy of Call The Midwife!: Your Backstage Pass to the Era and the Making of the PBS TV Series Right Away!
Download or read book A History of Midwifery in the United States written by Helen Varney Burst and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two of the profession's most prominent midwifery leaders, this authoritative history of midwifery in the United States, from the 1600s to the present, is distinguished by its vast breadth and depth. The book spans the historical evolution of midwives as respected, autonomous health care workers and midwifery as a profession, and considers the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities for this discipline as enduring motifs throughout the text. It surveys the roots of midwifery, the beginnings of professional practice, the founding of educational institutions and professional organizations, and entry pathways into the profession. Woven throughout the text are such themes as the close link between midwives and the communities in which they live, their view of pregnancy and birth as normal life events, their efforts to promote health and prevent illness, and their dedication to serving women wherever they may be and in whatever health condition and circumstances they may be in. The text examines the threats to midwifery past and present, such as the increasing medicalization of childbearing care, midwifery's lack of a common identity based on education and practice standards, the inconsistencies in its legal recognition as a profession, and reimbursement issues for midwifery practice. Illustrations and historical photos depict the many facets of midwifery, and engaging stories provide cultural and spiritual context. This is a "must-have" for all midwives, historians, professional and educational institutions, and all those who share a passion for the history of midwifery and women. KEY FEATURES: Encompasses the most authoritative and comprehensive information available about the history of midwifery in the United States Considers the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities for midwifery Illustrated with historical photos and drawings Includes engaging stories filled with cultural and spiritual content, introductory quotes to each chapter, and plentiful chapter notes Written by two preeminent leaders in the field of midwifery
Download or read book A Midwife s Story written by Penny Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yes Sister No Sister written by Jennifer Craig and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the author's own experiences, this is the fascinating story of one young nurse who enters training in 1952 and eventually progresses to become ward sister.
Download or read book Listen to Me Good written by Margaret Charles Smith and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring and engaging oral history of a wise woman who truly understands the value of life. As Margaret Charles Smith says herself: 'This book here is ready.'Evelyn C White
Download or read book Call the Nurse written by Mary J. MacLeod and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled by its windswept beauty, they soon were the proud owners of a near-derelict croft house—a farmer’s stone cottage—on “a small acre” of land. Mary assumed duties as the island’s district nurse. Call the Nurse is her account of the enchanted years she and her family spent there, coming to know its folk as both patients and friends. In anecdotes that are by turns funny, sad, moving, and tragic, she recalls them all, the crofters and their laird, the boatmen and tradesmen, young lovers and forbidding churchmen. Against the old-fashioned island culture and the grandeur of mountain and sea unfold indelible stories: a young woman carried through snow for airlift to the hospital; a rescue by boat; the marriage of a gentle giant and the island beauty; a ghostly encounter; the shocking discovery of a woman in chains; the flames of a heather fire at night; an unexploded bomb from World War II; and the joyful, tipsy celebration of a ceilidh. Gaelic fortitude meets a nurse’s compassion in these wonderful true stories from rural Scotland.
