In this engaging account of her career as a midwife, Vincent describes the hilarious, sometimes frightening, events surrounding the appearance of a new human being. More than a collection of unforgettable stories, "Baby Catcher" is a clarion call for a less technological, more personalized approach to childbirth in this country.
In this engaging account of her career as a midwife, Vincent describes the hilarious, sometimes frightening, events surrounding the appearance of a new human being. More than a collection of unforgettable stories, "Baby Catcher" is a clarion call for a less technological, more personalized approach to childbirth in this country.
Peggy Vincent became a licensed midwife specializing in home births in 1980, after fifteen years as a delivery room nurse, ten years as a natural childbirth teacher, and three years as the director of the first alternative birth center in the East Bay. Five years later, she became the first completely independent nurse midwife to be granted hospital privileges in the Berkeley area. Vincent lives in Oakland, California, with her husband and teenage son. Visit her online at BabyCatcher.net.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents PART I ~ As it was in the beginning You Have to Lie Down Babies, Babies, Babies Mrs. Purdue The Hippie Effect PART II ~ The meditation of my heart Painless Childbirth? To Be or Not to Be Only If You Can Be There Fog Adidas to Birkenstocks PART III ~ The wine of astonishment Rubber Ducky Good News and Bad News We Couldn't Have Done It Without Him Huh? Hallie's Reputation Only What's Necessary The Perineal Cry PART IV ~ Not only with our lips but in our lives Spirit Baby I Practice What You Preach My Little Helper Spirit Baby II When Mom Is a Midwife PART V ~ Who walketh upon the wings of the wind One More Soul Pragmatism in Action Sneak Attack Uh-oh A Friend What Flowers Are These? Labor's Not So Bad Goose Abuse Wall Art It's Just So Interesting Okay, Okay, Okay Is My Mommy Happy? PART VI ~ Devices and desires Wrongful Life Cut Me! You'd Better Sit Down PART VII ~ The measure of my days Guardian Angel Allah's Blessing End of the Drought You Can't Be Serious I Just Forgot Soccer Mom Hello from Rosie A Bitter Pill Happy Birthday Shift Work Passing the Torch ~ Epilogue The Current Situation ~ Appendices I Pearls of Wisdom II Home Birth Supplies III Studies on Midwifery Safety IV Statistics on the Economics of Midwifery V Resources VI Sandi's Famous Caramels
Contents PART I ~ As it was in the beginning You Have to Lie Down Babies, Babies, Babies Mrs. Purdue The Hippie Effect PART II ~ The meditation of my heart Painless Childbirth? To Be or Not to Be Only If You Can Be There Fog Adidas to Birkenstocks PART III ~ The wine of astonishment Rubber Ducky Good News and Bad News We Couldn't Have Done It Without Him Huh? Hallie's Reputation Only What's Necessary The Perineal Cry PART IV ~ Not only with our lips but in our lives Spirit Baby I Practice What You Preach My Little Helper Spirit Baby II When Mom Is a Midwife PART V ~ Who walketh upon the wings of the wind One More Soul Pragmatism in Action Sneak Attack Uh-oh A Friend What Flowers Are These? Labor's Not So Bad Goose Abuse Wall Art It's Just So Interesting Okay, Okay, Okay Is My Mommy Happy? PART VI ~ Devices and desires Wrongful Life Cut Me! You'd Better Sit Down PART VII ~ The measure of my days Guardian Angel Allah's Blessing End of the Drought You Can't Be Serious I Just Forgot Soccer Mom Hello from Rosie A Bitter Pill Happy Birthday Shift Work Passing the Torch ~ Epilogue The Current Situation ~ Appendices I Pearls of Wisdom II Home Birth Supplies III Studies on Midwifery Safety IV Statistics on the Economics of Midwifery V Resources VI Sandi's Famous Caramels
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