Varney's Midwifery 5th Edition

This is one of my favorite midwifery books. It covers so many areas.

There is a lot of text and not a lot of diagrams and pictures, but it is very easy to ready and follow along with.

Go to source on my midwifery journey! Easy to follow with up to date information. My only complaint is about the black and white pictures! A book of this price point should have color pictures and illustrations so that, for instance, in the embryonic/fetal development section, the different tissues are clearly distinguishable. Also, it would really up the overall aesthetic given that every single page is black and white. Obviously, still a valuable resource.

Great resource for evidence-based practice. Also a great resource as a quick, easy to read reference and go-to for clinic care

Most of my NP graduate education references current practice guidelines (CPGs) (i.e.,ACOG, AWHONN, AACE, CDC, etc.) and one of the few texts we employ is Varney's. It is soooo maddening to research CPGs then look at Varney's and find different treatment recommendations; sometimes I've even found information completely contradictory. This book is best used as a good midwife/NPs overview of obstetric & neonatal physiology (without getting as deep as in the OB/GYN Williams books) but NOT for management of care. Be careful.

For the price one expects a quality book, this edition is cheaply made, the binding cover is flimsy and warped. My associates who bought it sent it back and got only slightly better back. It will have to be rebound with any real use.

This book is a big part of my curriculum and has proved very valuable. Excellent book, well written. Well worth every cent.

I dreamed for years of getting this book and I have been so disappointed. I have read much on pregnancy and birth, including college textbooks just for fun. This one is required for my midwifery studies and it is so difficult to read. It is wordy without giving much information and BORING! I also have Mayes and Myles and Holistic Midwifery and I ENJOY sitting down to read those. The UK midwifery texts are fantastic. Anne Frye's Holistic book is like a breath of fresh air. But this book... If it isn't required for your studies, skip it and go for the others. Or if you can get away with an older and thereby cheaper edition, then save your money. Spend the savings on one of the UK books and enjoy those.

It was advertized as hardcover, which was what I wanted. However it shippped as softcover and I am not impressed by this false advertising.