Labor of Love: A Midwife's Memoir - Couverture rigide

Muhlhahn, Cara

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1427798214 ISBN 13 : 9781427798213

Editeur : Kaplan Trade, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Cara Muhlhahn

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Labor of Love . . . makes me want to stand up and shout, Yes! Right on, sister! - Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women's Bodies, Women's WisdomA practicing certified nurse-midwife . . . [Muhlhahn] has the battle scars to prove it . . . as well as enough emotional dings to give her plain-speaking single mom's memoir an edge" - BooklistCara Muhlhahn is force of nature. Single mom, jazz singer, salsa dancer, traveler, and midwife to more than 700 babies, she holds nothing back in her astonishing memoir. As one of today's most beloved and sought-after midwives, Muhlhahn delivers an engaging story of the choices and sacrifices she has made in order to live a life of passion and devotion. At an early age, Cara wanted to make a difference in people's lives. She decided she would help women during their most significant experience-giving birth. Balancing her medical knowledge with intuition, the challenges of single parenthood with work, and personal sacrifices with the joys of birth, Muhlhahn captures what it's like to know your purpose, and live life to its fullest. Written with searing honesty, Labor of Love will inspire and amaze.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Certified Nurse Midwife Cara Muhlhahn, CNM, has been learning and practicing midwifery for 30 years, and she now runs a private practice that specializes in home delivery. Cara is featured in the documentary The Business of Being Born, which was executive produced by Ricki Lake and directed by Abby Epstein. Cara is the mother of a 12-year-old boy who was delivered by a midwife.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Kaplan Trade
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1427798214
• ISBN 13: 9781427798213
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272