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A Midwife´s Story: Life, love and birth among the Amish
Penny Armstrong
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Description for A Midwife´s Story: Life, love and birth among the Amish
Paperback. A moving, fascinating memoir of Penny Armstrong's years as midwife to an Amish community in rural Pennsylvania. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BM; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
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. As she renews her respect for nature, she discovers an approach to giving birth which would change her life forever.
A gripping first-hand account of Armstrong's journey from student midwife in Glasgow to running her own practice in rural Pennsylvania, 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 everyone interested in the art and humanity of midwifery.
Product Details
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780662008
SKU
V9781780662008
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Penny Armstrong
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 centres. Sheryl Feldman 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 ... Read more
Reviews for A Midwife´s Story: Life, love and birth among the Amish
Remarkable... as wonderful about the Amish as it is about midwifery
The New York Times
The New York Times