Locating Midwifery Books
Find links below to Midwifery core texts and new titles in both print and e-book formats.
To browse the catalogue for additional print and e-books, try using the following Subject Headings: Childbirth, Labor (Obstetrics), Maternity Nursing, Midwifery, Midwives, Nurse Midwives, Obstetrics, Pregnancy.
To browse for print books in person, visit Woodward Library and try the following call numbers: WP Gynecology, WP 400-480 Uterus and Cervix Uteri, WP 505-660 Physiology and Functional Disorders, WQ 1-175 Obstetrics, WQ 200-260 Pregnancy, WQ 300-330 Labour, WQ 400-450 Obstetrical Surgery, WQ 500-505 Puerperium
Also, see other core resources such as:
McMaster Midwifery Education eBook Bundle
1st Year Core Readings
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by ISBN: 9781496398178Publication Date: 2020-08-26- Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Call Number: Woodward Library Reserve, BMB Library (VGH) Reserve, Okanagan Library Reserve - WB205 .B583b 2017ISBN: 9781496398178Publication Date: 2020-08-26
Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by ISBN: 9781975109875Publication Date: 2020-11-25
Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Physiology 5th ed. by Call Number: Woodward Library Reserve Collection - WQ205 .B532 2018Publication Date: 2017-11-01
Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiological Approach by Call Number: Woodward Library - WQ175 .G63 2012Publication Date: 2012
Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780323761833Publication Date: 2022-03-02
Skills for Midwifery Practice 4th ed. by Call Number: Woodward Library - WQ165 .J635 2016Publication Date: 2016
Skills for Midwifery Practice, 5E by Call Number: Woodward Library - WQ165 .J68s 2023ISBN: 9780702081910Publication Date: 2022-03-22
2nd Year Additional Core Readings
- Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance Online Manual by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2021
3rd Year Additional Core Readings
Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 0323761836Publication Date: 2022-03-02
4th Year Additional Core Readings
Recommended / Optional Books for First Year and Beyond
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 15e by Call Number: Woodward Library Reserve Collection & BMB Library (VGH) & Okanagan Library - QV4 .B382ISBN: 9781260452310Publication Date: 2020-12-05
Gray's Anatomy for Students by Call Number: Woodward Library Reserve Collection & BMB Library (VGH) - QS4 .D724 2015ISBN: 9780323393041Publication Date: 2019-02-22
Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections by Call Number: Online from PHACPublication Date: 2016 & updates- Holistic Midwifery - A Comprehension Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice by Call Number: Woodward Library - WQ165 .F948h 1998ISBN: 9781891145551Publication Date: 1998-04-01
Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Physiology by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781496385826Publication Date: 2019-01-08
Hale's Medications & Mothers' Milk 2021 by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780826189257Publication Date: 2021
The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781119235101Publication Date: 2017-11-15
Mims' Medical Microbiology and Immunology by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780702071546Publication Date: 2018-04-11
Myles Textbook for Midwives by Call Number: BMB Library - WQ165 .T355 2020ISBN: 9780702076428Publication Date: 2020-08-14
The Natural Pregnancy Book 3rd ed. by Call Number: Woodward Library - WQ150 .R766n 2014Publication Date: 2014
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 2-Volume Set by Call Number: Woodward Library Reserve & BMB Library (VGH) - WS100 .N432 2016ISBN: 9780323529501Publication Date: 2019-04-19- Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 2-Volume Set by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780323529501Publication Date: 2019-04-19
Pharmacology for Women's Health 2nd ed. by Call Number: Woodward Libary - QV37 .P536 2017Publication Date: 2017
Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2013
Trials of Labour by Call Number: Woodward Library & Okanagan Library - WQ160 .B87 1994Publication Date: 1994
Williams Obstetrics 25th ed. by Call Number: Woodward Libary Reserve Collection - WQ100 .W7283 2018Publication Date: 2018
General Midwifery & Obstetrics Books
All-in-one nursing care planning resource : medical-surgical, pediatric, maternity, and psychiatric-mental health by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2016
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781496349620Publication Date: 2017-05-25
Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2-Volume Set by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780323567114Publication Date: 2019-05-29
Hacker and Moore's Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2015
Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780323608701Publication Date: 2020-03-09
Open Education Resources
AAP Neonatal Resuscitation Collection
Please find links below to both online and print copies of the NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) texts from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2016
PCEP Book 1: Maternal and Fetal Evaluation and Immediate Newborn Care by ISBN: 9781610024952Publication Date: 2021-08-20
Theses
- NDLTD: Networked Digital Library of Theses and DissertationsA collaborative effort of the NDLTD, OCLC, VTLS, and Scirus, the NDLTD Union Catalog contains more than one million records of electronic theses and dissertations.
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses GlobalIncludes nearly 3 million citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present and over 1 million full-text dissertations available for downloading. International coverage but with North American emphasis.
- UBC Library Guide: Theses and DissertationsA research guide for locating theses and dissertations from UBC, British Columbia, Canada, and International databases and repositories.
- UBC Theses and DissertationsUBC graduate theses and dissertations are available through the Open Collections portal dating back to 1919.
