The Efficient Midwife

Work Weekend

2010-02-10T07:27:00.000-08:00

Here we are a few weeks ago up in New Hampshire writing the first chapter of the latest project. Good food, great friends, comfy pajamas, and red wine make the writing process much more enjoyable!

Our latest adventure

2010-01-30T07:43:00.000-08:00

It did not take long for Jones and Bartlett to rope us into another project. This time our book will have complete sentences, minimal amounts of abbreviations, and it will not be able to fit into your pocket.

New graduate midwives your exam preparation question book is on its way :) The majority of the book looks something like this :

Why did we decide to write this book?
A. We are absolutely insane midwives
B. We missed each other and needed an excuse to get together again
C. We missed midwifery school so much that we wanted to relive it again
D. We are all just over achievers

The answer is B, we missed each other and needed an excuse to get together again since our jobs consume most of our time and we love learning from each other!

Efficient Midwife Update

2010-01-24T07:32:00.000-08:00

It has been approximately 7 months now since Efficient Midwife was published. We are happy to report that it sold out at the national midwifery conference and that we are getting good reviews from our peers. We have already started compiling a list of information that is missing on specific topics so if you have suggestions please send them to us!

In these last few months all of our lives have changed for the better:

Jessica has a new member to her family named Burke who was born at home in September.

Meredith is now a full time midwife at a private practice in Georgia.

Lauren also has a new family member with four legs named Leni and she is teaching childbirth education classes.

We hope all of our readers are doing well too and we look forward to your comments about the book on this blog or via email at: efficientmidwife@gmail.com

Come See Us as ACNM!

2009-05-03T16:26:00.000-07:00

Join us for the book debut at the national convention for the American College of Nurse Midwives in Seattle, WA~

http://www.midwife.org/am/

Cover

2009-04-22T15:52:00.000-07:00

This is the new improved cover of the book!

You can also read an editorial review of the book at Amazon by following this link:
http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Guide-Clinical-Midwifery-Efficient/dp/0763761346/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240446059&sr=8-2">

Original Book

2009-04-20T17:32:00.000-07:00

These are images of the original "black book" created during our graduate studies.

Check back soon for images of the new published book!

Pre-order now

2009-04-18T18:26:00.001-07:00

You can pre-order your copy of "A Pocket Guide to Clinical Midwifery: The Efficient Midwife" now through Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Guide-Clinical-Midwifery-Efficient/dp/0763761346/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240104444&sr=8-1

Preface

2009-04-18T18:21:00.000-07:00

A Pocket Guide to Clinical Midwifery was conceived while the three authors were in midwifery school at Yale University School of Nursing. As new midwifery students we were instructed to create a “black book" that would provide a quick reference to critical topics in midwifery practice. As we entered clinical practice this resource proved to be invaluable, because it kept everything at our fingertips while seeing patients. While many obstetrical and gynecological reference guides are organized by patient care (prenatal, well-woman, etc.), this resource is presented alphabetically so that the topic of interest can be found quickly.

Additionally, we have included with each topic the resources needed to practice evidenced-based medicine. Our goal is to consolidate information you need in one compact reference. We realize that information in midwifery and obstetrics will change, but this book provides a comprehensive overview of topics midwives commonly encounter. We hope that this guide will become a reference you keep in your bag wherever you go.

You can contact the authors with comments or suggestions at efficientmidwife@gmail.com.