Phase 1
• Varney's Midwifery - (large textbook) by Varney
• Holistic Midwifery Vol. 1 - by Anne Frye
• Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth - Kitzinger
• Spiritual Midwifery -Ina May Gaskin
• Heart And Hands - Elizabeth Davis
• Bradley Book - Husband Coached Childbirth or other
• Special Delivery – Rahima Baldwin
• Prescription for Dietary Wellness – Balch & Balch
• Active Birth - Balaskas
• Easing Labor Pains - Lieberman
• Practical Skills Guide (used by NARMS)
• Medical Terminology w/ Human Anatomy - Rice
• Birthsong Workbook
• Immaculate Deception 2 – Susanne Arms
• A midwives Handbook – Sinclair
• Physical Exam 6 Ed - Bates
• Maternal Newborn Nursing 7ed. – Olds & London

Phase 2
• Human Labor & Birth -Oxorn & Foote
• The Baby Book - Sears
• Mommy Diagnostics - Shonda Parker
• When Survivors Give Birth - Simkin
• The Natural Healthy Pregnancy - Shonda Parker
• Perinatal Impact of Alcohol, Tobacco & other - March of Dimes
• Empty Arms - Ilse (or other baby loss book)
• Pregnancy Childbirth & the Newborn Revised - Simkin
• A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy & Childbirth - Enkin
• Birth by Tina Cassidy or American Way of Birth - Mitford
• The 5 Standards for Safe Childbearing - David Stewart PHD
• Counceling The Nursing Mother - Lauwers & Shinskie

Phase 3
• The Cooperative Method of Natural Birth Control -Nofzinger
• Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the childbearing year Anne Frye
• (also will be tested on other text books as they are finished)

60 tests total

Midwife-To-Be Outline

Phase I
A. Basic Science
Unit 1. Anatomy & Medical Terminology (basic overview of body system with focus on reproductive system)
Unit 2. Physiology (including hormones, menstrual cycle, etc.)
Unit 3. Fetal & Placenta Development (including genetic screening)
Unit 4. Lab Work (wet preps, microscopes, PKU, prenatal panels, cultures, etc.)
Unit 5. Nutrition (including vitamins & minerals)
Unit 6. Nutrition (including herbs and nutritional counseling)
Unit 7. Drugs & Interventions (including Pitocin, Vit.K, Rhogam, Ultrasound, other prenatal tests)

B. Antepartum Management
Unit 8. Childbirth Education (and homebirth requirements & preparation)
Unit 9. Communication & Counseling (stress management, family unit, etc)
Unit 10. Prenatal Care (within normal limits)

Phase 2
Unit 11. Risk Factors & Referrals (protocols, abuse, etc.)
Unit 12. Prenatal Discomforts (including alternate medicine)
Unit 13. Prenatal Complications Part l
Unit 14. Prenatal Complications Part 2
Unit 15. Prenatal Complications Part 3

C. Intrapartum
Unit 16. Labor and Delivery Part 1 (process)
Unit 17. Labor and Delivery Part 2 (fetal response)
Unit 18. Pelvimetry & Fetal Position (including malpresentations)
Unit 19. Labor Support (doula work, massage, birth plans, family unit)
Unit 20. Birth Complications Part l (shoulder dystocia, cord problems, etc.)

Phase 3
Unit 21. Birth Complications Part 2 (placenta problems, bleeding, twins, etc.)
Unit 22. Birth Complications Part 3 (prolonged labor, episiot, emotional responses etc.)
Unit 23. Hospital Transports (E.M.S., back up, cesarean, etc.)

D. Postpartum
Unit 24. Postpartum Normal Part l (family unit, birth recovery, etc.)
Unit 25. Postpartum Normal Part 2 (evaluation and management)
Unit 26. Postpartum Changes (psycho-social, depression, etc.)
Unit 27. Breastfeeding (from mom and baby's side)
Unit 28. Postpartum Complications (lacerations, bleeding, stillbirth, etc.)
Unit 29. Newborns-Normal (newborn exam, age assessment, circumcision, etc.)
Unit 30. Newborn Complications (abnormalities, infections, etc.)

Optional Weekend Classes
(to be offered every 6 months in South Carolina)
Weekend class 1 - Observational & Communication Skills (aseptic tech., universal precautions)
Weekend class 2 - Midwifery (history, politics, here and abroad)
Weekend class 3 - Policies & Procedures (state laws, setting up a practice, taxes, apprentices, etc.)
Weekend class 4 - Well Woman Care (Family Planning, Breast exam, PAP Tests, Cultures etc)
Weekend class 5 - Herbs and Alternative Medicine (research and data collection, herb safety and use)

Credit Hours
1 Credit earned per Unit (45 hours self study) = 30 Total Credits
2/3 Credit earned for weekend classes (5 classes at 10 hours each) = 3 1/3 Total Credits
1 Credit earned for 45 hours of clinicals over & above state requirements (min. 270) = 6 Total Credits

Sample Month Outline
(for Unit 9)
• Read 2 books on Phase 1 list
• Take 2 tests (by mail/email) Closed book tests (Honor system)
• Read Nurse Midwifery pages 174-179
• Read Holistic Midwifery pages 296-338 & 591-627
(test on above when done)
• Go over NARMS skills 191, 192, 195, 196, 27
• Complete Apprentice workbook pages 59-102
• Complete 1 project (example: list hospitals in area)
• Document hours of study
• Mail copy of unit outline done (forms included in pack ) and test answer key (keep tests)

Getting Started

Just click the button above or on the Midwife-To-Be Yahoo Group banner on the top right of this page. (Join the Yahoo group "Midwife-To-Be" and introduce yourself).

Order books
• Holistic Midwifery 1 by AnneFrye
• Varney's Midwifery 4th ed by Varney
• Practical Skills guide
• Maternal Newborn Nursing 7th ed

You will get ideas on borrowing/buying books at discount etc in your pack.

Send $50 for Registration Pack
(outline of classes, all handouts etc). You will get registration page to copy and send back when done with unit 1. Send payment to address listed at top of page or send via PayPal to paypal ID: dancingmidwife@juno.com

Time Frame & Cost
$50 - Starting Cost, Registration Pack. Sent Media Mail, send extra if you need Priority mail or International shipping.
$25 - Per Unit (30 total Units) (can do 1 unit per month if you stick with it)
$25 - Final Test & Certificates
Total: $800.00

SKILLS WEEKENDS – Total of 5 (done at any time)
$100 per class (including lodging if done here in S.C.)
$50 per class done by mail (will mail pack/projects to do/grade when done)
Can possibly be done in your area if enough students
Maybe group 2 back to back
See Yahoo group calendar for latest ones