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Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
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May 14, 2013modestgoddess rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A quick, easy, enjoyable read. Peggy Vincent has such a lot of great stories, and her midwifery career really followed an incredible arc, from her earliest days as a nurse trying to get a patient to "just lie down", to a bittersweet ending…
Dec 13, 2012mogie rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I'm so glad to see that the library is ordering this book! It is fantastic. I read it for book club and even though I don't have children of my own I really enjoyed it and found it moving. It's also interesting to get a perspective on the…
Feb 18, 2011MarthaMcCrum rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was a funny, poignant and intimate account of Peggy Vincent and her experiences being a midwife. I really laughed and I cried reading this book. (Her description of how it feels to be in labour is one of the best articulated…