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A Midwife in Amish Country: Celebrating God's Gift of Life
Contributor(s): Osterholzer, Kim Woodard (Author)

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ISBN: 1684510163     ISBN-13: 9781684510160
Publisher: Salem Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living - Family & Relationships
- Religion | Christianity - Amish
- Religion | Christian Living - Women's Interests
Dewey: 618.2
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" L (0.75 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Topical - Family
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"Lyrically written and profoundly told ... Kim Woodard Osterholzer's story ... embraced me on the first page and held me tight until the very last word."--Leslie Gould, #1 bestselling and Christy-award winning author

"Inspiring in the best of ways."--Stasi Eldredge, New York Times bestselling author of Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul

"A master class in respectful, woman-centered midwifery."--Dr. Sara Wickham, author, midwifery lecturer, and consultant

Kim Osterholzer, a midwife who's caught over 500 babies since 1993, ushers readers behind the doors of Amish homes as she recounts her lively and life-changing adventures learning the heart and craft of midwifery.

In A Midwife in Amish Country, Kim chronicles the escapades of her nine-year apprenticeship grappling with the joys and struggles of homebirth as she tags along with the woman who helped her birth her own children at home. With drama and insight, she recounts the beauty and painstaking effort of those early years spent catching babies next to crackling woodstoves, under lantern light, and in farmhouses powered by windmills for running water and with outhouses for bathrooms.

Some births kept her from home for days on end; others she missed by heart-pounding seconds. Yet every birth enthralled her, whether she was halting hemorrhages, blowing air into tiny lungs, or bouncing through wild rides in ambulances. Too many times to count, Kim stumbled home feeling overwhelmed and inadequate--yet as she strained against her misgivings, self-doubts, and seemingly insurmountable challenges, those sacred moments transformed her into a woman of power and conviction.

Her experiences taught her the heart of true midwifery--stroking, smoothing, wiping, tidying, nourishing, comforting, hearing, encouraging, validating, and witnessing. Slowly, steadily, Kim learned to play her part as midwife to the Amish--women unflagging in their passion to welcome new lives--and at last, tried and tested, took her rightful place among them.

 
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