Our Favorite Reading

• Sacred Pregnancy - Anni Daulter
• Mindful Motherhood: practical tools for staying sane during pregnancy and your child's first year - Cassandra Vieten, Phd.
• The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression - Karen R. Kleiman
• Zuzu's Petals: A True Story of Second Chances (topic - Preeclampsia/HELLP Syndrome) - Lauren Ward Larsen
• How to Be a Zen Mama: 13 Ways to Stop Worrying, Let Go and Be Closer to Your Kids - Betsy McKee Henry
• Homebirth in the Hospital: Integrating Natural Childbirth with Modern Medicine - Stacey Marie Kerr
• The Natural Pregnancy Book - Aviva Romm
• Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding - Ina May Gaskin
• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
• The Vaccine Book - Robert W. Sears, MD
• The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth - Henci Goer
• Birthing From Within - Pam England CNM and Rob Horowitz MD
• Mother Rising - Yana Courtlan, Barb Lucke, Donna Miller Watelet
• When Survivors Give Birth - Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus
• Adventures in Tandem Nursing - Hilary Flower
• The VBAC Companion:The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean - Diana Korte
• Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature - Henci Goer

Educatoinal Resources from the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)

Share With Women is a series of health care articles from the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, written for consumers.

Several Share With Women handouts have been translated into Spanish and are available below. The Spanish version can be found just below the English version. In addition, the entire collection of Spanish handouts is at the bottom of this section.

The Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (JMWH) is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the publication of original research and review articles that focus on midwifery and women's health. JMWH provides a forum for interdisciplinary exchange across a broad range of women's health issues. Manuscripts that address midwifery, women's health, education, evidence-based practice, public health, policy, and research are welcomed.

Midwifery

What is a Midwife (Volume 51, Number 5)
¿Qué Es Una Partera? (Volume 55, Number 1)

Primary Health Care

Planning Your Family: Developing a Reproductive Life Plan (Volume 56, Number 5)
Get Moving! (Volume 48, Number 6)
Hepatitis C (Volume 50, Number 4)
Immunizations for Adults (Volume 52, Number 2)
Intimate Partner Violence (Volume 53, Number 6)
Violencia de Pareja (Volume 55, Number 5)
Oral Health: Keeping Your Mouth Clean and Happy (Volume 56, Number 2)
Osteoporosis (Volume 48, Number 1)
Smoking and Women's Health: Tips on Why and How to Quit (Volume 56, Number 1)
Staying Healthy on a Vegetarian Diet (Volume 53, Number 1)
Swine Flu (Volume 54, Number 4)
Taking Care of Your Health (Volume 51, Number 3)
Urinary Tract Infections (Volume 50, Number 6)
Vitamin D (Volume 56, Number 4)

Gynecology

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (Volume 55, Number 2)
Bacterial Vaginosis (Volume 56, Number 6)
Genital Warts (Volume 49, Number 1)
HPV, Cervical Cancer, and You (Volume 53, Number 3)
Infertility (Volume 56, Number 5)
Menopause—What's It All About? (Volume 55, Number 1)
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Volume 55, Number 5)
Sexual Health and Sexual Dysfunction (Volume 55, Number 4)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Volume 48, Number 2)
Vulvovaginal Candidasis (Volume 55, Number 3)


Contraception

Emergency Contraception (Volume 51, Number 6)
Intrauterine Devices (Volume 53, Number 5)
Dispositivos Intrauterinos (Volume 55, Number 5)
Natural Family Planning (Volume 51, Number 6)

Pregnancy

Back Pain During Pregnancy (Volume 50, Number 5)
Depression and Use of SSRI Medications During Pregnancy (Volume 56, Number 3)
Early Termination of Pregnancy (Volume 54, Number 1)
Eating Safely During Pregnancy (Volume 55, Number 6)
Alimentación Saludable Durante El Embarazo (Volume 55, Number 1)
Environmental Hazards During Pregnancy (Volume 51, Number 1)
Peligros Del Medio Ambiente Durante El Embarazo (Volume 55, Number 1)
Folic Acid - What's It All About? (Volume 54, Number 6)
Gestational Diabetes (Volume 51, Number 2)
Group B Strep in Pregnancy (Volume 47, Number 6)
Nausea & Vomiting During Pregnancy (Volume 51, Number 4)
Náuseas Y Vómitos Durante El Embarazo (Volume 55, Number 1)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids During Pregnancy (Volume 55, Number 6)
Perineal Massage in Pregnancy (Volume 50, Number 1)
Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery (Volume 55, Number 6)
Prenatal Tests for Birth Defects (Volume 49, Number 3)
Prenatal Tests for Down Syndrome (Volume 50, Number 3)
Pruebas Prenatales Para Detectar El Síndrome De Down (Volume 5, Number 1)
Stripping Membranes (Volume 54, Number 3)
Taking Good Care of Yourself While You are Pregnant (Volume 54, Number 6)
Taking Medicine During Pregnancy (Volume 52, Number 1)
Tuberculosis and Pregnancy (Volume 52, Number 4)
Weight Gain During Pregnancy (Volume 55, Number 6)
El Aumento De Peso Durante El Embarazo (Volume 56, Number 4)
Women of Size and Pregnancy (Volume 54, Number 2)