So, I had my midwife appointment on Monday. The prior Wednesday I had met with my doula, who leant me some birth DVDs and books to read. One of which was Spiritual Midwifery. I have been enjoying it, and although it’s very hippy, it’s fun to read and I can see some of the lessons I need to get out of reading this book.
However, I happened to have it on the coffee table (completely unintentionally) when my midwife came to visit at my house. She had a quick look at it and said it looked interesting. I explained a little of what it was about, as clearly she had no prior knowledge of this book.
I found that quite amazing that she hadn’t even heard of it. I can’t say I expected her to have read it, but given that I at least knew of it, I would have thought that in her circles she would have at least known of it? She is a very conventional person, so it’s probably not something she would pursue.
What do you think? Is it something that midwives are generally aware of? Or should be aware of?
I had a student midwife and she was unaware of many of the books & videos that i have read/watched. I ended up lending her some of my stuff!
I think they should be aware of some of (what i consider) pivotal books, but like any profession you get some people who like to research further and others who are happy to stay within a narrower knowledge base.
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