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Midwife's Story

by Penny Armstrong, Sheryl Feldman
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Overview

When hospital-trained midwife Penny Armstrong takes on a job delivering the babies of the Amish, she discovers an approach to giving birth which would change her life forever. 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 all student midwives and expectant parents.

She works by the light of kerosene lamps without modern technology. She is Penny Armstrong, a midwife among the gentle, old-order Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Her life has brought her closer to nature and in touch with the past.

Synopsis

When hospital-trained midwife Penny Armstrong takes on a job delivering the babies of the Amish, she discovers an approach to giving birth which would change her life forever. 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 all student midwives and expectant parents.

About the Author, Penny Armstrong

Penny Armstrong (Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, Maine) has delivered over 1,000 babies and enjoyed a 25-year career in nurse-midwifery including teaching and practice in home, hospital and birth centers. Sheryl Feldman (Seattle, WA) 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 Women Writers of the Arab World.

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Editorials

The New York Times

Remarkable... as wonderful about the Amish as it is about midwifery

Book Details

Published
February 1, 2007
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781905177042

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