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| Sisters on a Journey: Portraits of American Midwives | 
 enlarge | Author: Penfield Chester
Creator: Sarah Chester Mckusick
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Category: Book
Buy New: £36.50
New (1) Used (2) from £34.15
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 305
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0813524075
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.202330973
EAN: 9780813524078
Publication Date: September 30, 1997
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not the inspiring book I was looking for. July 30, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I couldn't believe the first story in the book. The writing was awful and the commentary extremely negative and selfish. As an aspiring midwife, I searched between the lines for the inspiration I was looking for. While some of the stories were touching...many were negative and disorganized. I enjoyed Diary of a Midwife a lot more.
 Forthright and Disarming. January 9, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was astounded at the diversity within the midwife community. As someone who has had one doctor-assisted hospital childbirth experience (and not a pleasant one at that) I came to this book knowing little of midwives, their craft or their history. This book included stories from midwives in many arenas - home births, hospital births, lay midwives, nurse-midwives, those practicing legally and illegally. While it touched lightly on the politics of midwifery in America and the rivalry between its factions, this book's most telling feature is its focus on the women who choose this field. Chester truly lets them speak their hearts. In all cases their love for bringing life into the world is evident despite their sometimes forthright, pesimistic or negative statements. Each story is accompanied by a beautiful photographic portrait - done by Chester's sister- which displays the subject in her own element and gives visual insight into her personality and situation.
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