Midwife's Story »

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.

Preface     vii
Acknowledgements     ix
Their Way     3
Home     9
Midwife     13
Wifie     18
Booth     24
Paradise Visited     33
Paradise Considered     43
Spring Road     55
The Country Hospital     60
In the Fields     69
The Viewing     80
The Home Delivery     86
Getting Married     100
China     110
Losses     120
The Office     129
Mothers and Fathers     145
Giving Yourself Up     154
Love     160
Home     170
Leah     175