"Professional Reading" for Midwifery

Article References

Arditti, Rita

"Women as Objects: Science and Sexual Politics." Science for the People, Sept. 1974.

Janssen, Holt, Patricia A, and Myers, Susan J., L.M.

"Midwife-Attended, Out-of -Hospital Births in Washington State: Are They Safe?" Birth 1994: 21(3):141-148.

Posner, Judith

"It's all in your head: feminist and medical models of menopause (strange bedfellows)." Sex Roles. 5:170-190.

Smith-Rosenberg, Carroll

"The Hysterical Women: Sex Roles in Nineteenth Century America." Social Research,Winter 1972, 39:652-78.

Online Articles

• The Farm Midwives - A New (Old) Maneuver for the Management of Shoulder Dystocia This is a good article.
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services (39. Intrapartum Electronic Fetal Monitoring) Valuable info for moms, doulas, and midwives in the hospital setting.
• Super Glue for Wound Closure This is a part of the Fen's Ende archives (see below).
• You might also try my Student Online Learning links.

Other Online Reading/References

• Archives from Fen's Ende Information gathered from the Midwife email list found at Fen's Ende. Good stuff.

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09/12/00