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Birth Wisdom, Volume One A Collection of Editorials from Midwifery Today Magazine    by Midwifery Today
Price: Free! 5580 words. Published on November 12, 2010. .

Read five inspiring editorials on birth and midwifery: Birth Odyssey, Birth Is a Human Rights Issue, Drugs in Labor-A New Hope, Baby's Choice and Hands-On Care.
Midwife Wisdom, Mother Love    by Sarah James
Price: $2.99 USD. 52230 words. Published on April 12, 2011. .

In an age when many mothers to be have never even held a baby, Midwife Wisdom, Mother Love provides an understanding and practical guide. It is an authoritative, candid and often fun account of childbirth - from pregnancy through to labour (and what to expect afterwards), which unlocks the mystery surrounding birth and provides answers for the most concerned parent to be.
Birth Wisdom, Volume Two - A Collection of Editorials from Midwifery Today Magazine    by Midwifery Today
Price: Free! 5610 words. Published on May 2, 2011. .

The second book in this series features five gems about birth and midwifery from the heart and mind of Jan Tritten.
The Midwife's Tale    by Margaret Frazer
Price: $2.99 USD. 11620 words. Published by Justin Alexander on May 10, 2011. .

Cisily Fisher has died in childbirth and now the village of Priors Byfield is held in a grip of fear. Can Dame Frevisse find the root of misery behind a murderer's sin before the next lethal blow falls? Or will be the village be lost in a hue and cry of terror? The gentling touch of the midwife may calm the tortured soul... or give birth to a bitter death.
The Good Harvest    by J. Paige Straley
Price: $2.99 USD. 96870 words. Published on August 14, 2011. .

It's 1814 in London, and Harold Hammonds has come a long way in his 24 years. He's second officer aboard the merchant vessel "The Good Harvest", bound for Sydney with a cargo of settlers goods, topped off with a parcel of transported convicts. It's a hell voyage, ending with a storm that wrecks them on an island off the west coast of New Zealand. Should he stay? Will he claim this grand place?
The Beauty Girls    by Carol Leonard
Price: $3.99 USD. 26590 words. Published on August 15, 2011. .

Carol Leonard had been a midwife for over 30 years when she experienced a little "blip" in her career and wandered off in a completely unexpected direction. This book is a screamingly funny account of one woman's postmenopausal experience of being in Beauty School.
Miracles    by Mary Kirk
Price: $3.49 USD. 89890 words. Published on September 15, 2011. .

Pilot Sam Reese survived a plane crash but isn’t sure he'll survive the results of nearly dying. Hiding out in Bourner's Crossing, population 213, he doesn’t plan on getting the hots for the local midwife.... Kate Morgan sees the cracks in Sam's armor and aches to give him the compassion he needs. If only she can show him that, no matter how far or fast he runs, he can't escape fate—or love.
The Wise Woman of Ste-Agathe    by Emma Faraday
Price: $2.99 USD. 6480 words. Published by Falcon Ridge Publishing  on November 6, 2011. .

Clara loves being a midwife, but she wants an easier life for her daughter, one not filled with long hours and hard work. But the strange woman who comes to her door late one night has different ideas.
Where's the Nurse?    by Margaret Stewart
Price: $4.99 USD. 53300 words. Published by North Highland Publishing  on February 21, 2012. .

The author tells of patients; old Mr Hickey who sharpens the blade of his cut-throat razor during the night watches; little Anne Marie whose aim in life was to be a dancer until, at nine years of age, she had her leg amputated. Young men in the orthopaedic ward enliven the strict discipline of the day. The dreaded ward sisters of those times live up to their reputation.
Flying Arrow    by Hyungsook  Kim
Price: $0.99 USD. 94930 words. Published on May 2, 2012. .

Flying Arrow is an epic story of 19th century Korean feudalism. Servants and tenants, landowners and their wives live and scheme under the rule of feudal landlord. Evocative of a fairytale-like world, Flying Arrow tells a rich story marked by love, passion, betrayal and courage.