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About Buying Books
 Please use the links below to buy your required textbooks and media. We are in the process of setting up an integrated bookstore for all our books, but until that is in place we have direct links to a number of publishers here. Textbook editions change often, in order to get the correct book and the correct edition, be sure and use the links provided to order directly from the publisher, not Amazon or another bookstore. Most of our publishers offer discounts and/or free shipping. You do not have to be an enrolled student to get the discount through the links provided.
To order: Click on the name of book for the order link. In some cases you may need the school affiliation, Aviva Institute is considered a career school, and we are located in Chattanooga, TN. We have Amazon links to the recommended book lists, however we gradually will be changing those when the new bookstore gets set up.
You are responsible for having the correct edition of the right textbook the first day of each course. Courses go by fast and you may not have time before the course is over. Order required textbooks/media about 4-8 weeks prior to each course, however do not order much earlier due to edition changes.
We will be listing required/recommended reading for each course. We are aware that textbooks are expensive, and that enters our consideration in the selection process. Required textbooks are carefully reviewed, are used throughout the courses, in some cases the same text will be used for multiple courses. Some books offer an eBook or pdf version that is substantially discounted.
Click on each course to see the required textbooks as well as recommended (optional) reading. Winter term courses will be posting book list shortly.
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INTR 0201 Orientation and Study
Success
Required Textbooks/Media:
- Your Online Learning Success Plan, 1st Edition
by Roxanne L. DuVivier, Ph.D.
List Price: $12.95
Aviva Institute Student Price: $11.01
ISBN-10 1-4180-5151-9
Publisher: Delmar Publishers
This is a access code to a online product.
To Order: order directly from link above. Be sure to use this link or the discounts will not apply.
- Birthsong Midwifery Workbook, 5th Edition
by Daphne Singingtree, CPM
List Price: $34.95 Print, 17.95 eBook
ISBN-10 0-9674431-4-8
Publisher: Eagletree Press
To Order: order directly from link above.
Required for those without prior College writing experience:
- The Little Brown Compact Handbook
by Jane Aaron
Other Recommended Books:
100% Student Success, 1st Edition
by, Amy Solomon, M.S., O.T.R, Lori Tyler, MS, Terry Taylor, PhD
ISBN-10 1-4180-1630-6
List Price: $21.95
Aviva Institute Student Price: $18.66
Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your Life by Julie Morgenster
So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligence by Harvey F. Silver, Richard W. Strong, Matthew J. Perini
Study Power: Study Skills to Improve Your Learning and Your Grades by William Luckie, Wood Smethurst, William R., Ph.D. Luckie
Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide by Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella
Jump Start Your Brain, by Doug Hall
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
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Birth Doula
Required Reading –You are encouraged to read these books prior to the training, however only certain sections will be required reading during the six- week course
The Doula Book, by Klaus, Kennell & Klaus
The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth, by Penny Simkin
Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn: The Complete Guide, revised by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley & Ann Keppler
The Labor Progress Handbook (2nd Edition) By Penny Simkin
The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth, revised by Sheila Kitzinger
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League
Recommended Reading -
Birthing
Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About Birth Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, Hospital Births, By Barbara Harper
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth, by Henci Goer
Birthing From Within, by Pam England
The Birth Book, by Bill & Martha Sears
Breastfeeding
The Breastfeeding Answer Book 3rd Edition by Mohrbacher, Stock & Newman (La Leche League)
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers, by Dr Jack Newman
Bestfeeding: How to Breastfeed Your baby, by Renfrew, Fisher & Arms
The Scientification of Love by Michel Odent
Birth & Breastfeeding by Michel Odent
Unexpected Outcomes
Help, Comfort & Hope After Losing Your Baby in Pregnancy by Hannah Lothrop
Sexual Abuse Survivors
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on the Childbearing Woman by Penny Simkin & Phyllis Klaus
Alternative Modalities
Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth & Baby's First Year by Miranda Castro
The Natural Pregnancy Book by Aviva Romm
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun Weed
Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar
Parenting & Postpartum
Postpartum Survival Guide by Ann Dunnewold
Three in A Bed by Deborah Jackson
Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall and Phyllis Klaus
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HLTH 0202 Medical Terminology for Midwives
Required Textbooks/Media:
- Essentials of Medical Terminology, 3rd Edition
by Juanita J. Davies
List Price: $59.95
Aviva Institute Student Price: $50.96
ISBN-10 1-4018-9019-9
Publisher: Delmar Publishers
To Order: order directly from link above. Be sure to use this link and use the school affiliation, or the discounts will not apply.
- Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,
by Clayton L. Thomas' 20th Edition
either online edition, CD or print book
ISBN-10 0803612079
Publisher: FA Davis
Other Recommended:
iTerms Audio for the Language of Medicine
Eighth Edition, by Davi-Ellen Chabner, BA, MAT
Bailliers Midwives’ Dictionary, by Margaret Adams
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BIOL 0603 Anatomy & Physiology for Midwives
Required Textbooks/Media:
- Physiology in Childbearing
2nd Edition, by Dot Stables and Jean Rankin
List Price: $71.95 Free Shipping
ISBN-10 0702026891
Publisher: Elsiever
- Birthsong Midwifery Workbook, 5th Edition
by Daphne Singingtree, CPM
List Price: $34.95 Print, 17.95 eBook
ISBN-10 0-9674431-4-8
Publisher: Eagletree Press
Recommended:
Anatomy & Physiology for Midwives
2nd Edition, by Jane Coad
List Price: $59.95 Free Shipping
ISBN-10 0443101302
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
A New View of a Woman’s Body, by The Federation of Women’s Health Collectives
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Childbirth Educator Certification
Required Textbooks/Media:
- Childbirth Education: Practice, Research and Theory by Francine H. Nichols and Sharron Smith Humenic
List Price: $69.95 Free Shipping
ISBN-10 9780721680095
Publisher: Saunders
- The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth, revised by Sheila Kitzinger
Additional Reading –You are encouraged to read these books prior to the training, however only certain sections will be required reading during the eight- week course
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block
The Official Lamaze Guide to giving Birth With Confidence by Judith Lothian and Charlotte DeVries
Birth as An American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth, by Henci Goer
Birthing From Within, by Pam England
The Birth Book, by Bill & Martha Sears
Strongly Recommended.
Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn: The Complete Guide, revised by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley & Ann Kepple
The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth, by Penny Simkin
Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn: The Complete Guide, revised by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley & Ann Keppler
The Labor Progress Handbook (2nd Edition) By Penny Simkin
The Breastfeeding Answer Book 3rd Edition by Mohrbacher, Stock & Newman (La Leche League)
Birthsong Midwifery Workbook, 5th Edition by Daphne Singingtree, CPM
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HIST 1301 Introduction to History of Midwifery
Required Text/Media:
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Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers- by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deidre English
List Price: $6.95 Free Shipping
ISBN-100912670134
Publisher:Feminist Press
- Birthsong Midwifery Workbook, 5th Edition
by Daphne Singingtree, CPM
List Price: $34.95 Print, 17.95 eBook
ISBN-10 0-9674431-4-8
Publisher: Eagletree Press
A book report on the history of midwifery from one of these books is due the last week of the course.
Circle of Midwives: Organized Midwifery in North America, by Hilary Schlinger
Women Healers: Portraits of Herbalists, Physicians, and Midwives by Elisabeth Brooke
A Midwife’s Tale, The Life of Mary Ballard, based on the diary, by Laura Thatcher Ulrich
The Midwives's Tale, by Nicky Leap and Billie Hunter
Mothers and Midwives, A History of Traditional Childbirth by Janet Ashford
Woman as Healer by J. Achterberg
Birth Chairs, Midwives, And Medicine
by Amanda C. Banks
Lying-In: A History of Childbirth in America,
by Richard W. Wertz , Dorothy C. Wertz
Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750-1950
by Judith Walzer Leavitt |
BIOL 1302 Genetics, Embryology and Fetal Development
Required Text/Media:
- Birthsong Midwifery Workbook, 5th Edition
by Daphne Singingtree, CPM
List Price: $34.95 Print, 17.95 eBook
ISBN-10 0-9674431-4-8
Publisher: Eagletree Press
- Physiology in Childbearing
2nd Edition, by Dot Stables and Jean Rankin
List Price: $71.95 Free Shipping
ISBN-10 0702026891
Publisher: Elsiever
Recommended:
Before We Are Born: Basic Embryology and Birth Defects by Moore & Persaud
The Embryology Coloring Book by Matsumura & England
A Child is Born by Lennart Nilsson
The Cartoon Guide to Genetics by Larry Gonick, Mark Wheelis
Human Heredity by Michael Cummings |
Postpartum Doula
Required Reading –You are encouraged to read these books prior to the training, however only certain sections will be required reading during the six- week course
Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn: The Complete Guide, revised by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley & Ann Keppler
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League
Mothering the New Mother by Placksin
Nurturing the New Family by Kelleher
Aromatherapy and Massage for Mother and Baby by England
The Breastfeeding Answer Book by Mohrbacher, Stock & Newman
Recommended:
The Baby Book by Sears
Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall and Phyllis Klaus
Having Twins and More by Noble
Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year by Noble
Postpartum Survival Guide by Ann Dunnewold
Nursing Mother, Working Mother by Pryor
Breastfeeding Your Baby by Kitzinger
Bestfeeding: How to Breastfeed Your baby, by Renfrew, Fisher & Arms
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MDWF 1203 Normal Pregnancy
Varneys Midwifery
4th Edition, by Helen Varney
List Price: $129.95
(for free shipping use coupon code: vivainst )
ISBN-10 0763718564
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Birthsong Midwifery Workbook, 5th Edition
by Daphne Singingtree, CPM
List Price: $34.95 Print, 17.95 eBook
ISBN-10 0-9674431-4-8
Publisher: Eagletree Press
Recommended (used in future courses)
Holistic Midwifery Volume 1
4th Edition, by Anne Frye
List Price: $69.95
ISBN-10 189114555X
Publisher: Labrys Press |
MDWF 1204 Charting and Documentation
Practical Skills Guide for Midwifery
4th Edition, by Pam Weaver and Sharon K Evans
List Price: $70.00
ISBN-13 978-0-9642387-4-9
Publisher: Morningstar Press
Another book TBA
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Clinical Practicum
Practical Skills Guide for Midwifery
4th Edition, by Pam Weaver and Sharon K Evans
List Price: $70.00
ISBN-10 978-0-9642387-4-9
Publisher: Morningstar Press |
HLTH 0301 Introduction to Global Health
Essentials of Global Health
by Richard Skolnik
List Price: $59.95
(for free shipping use coupon code: vivainst )
ISBN-10: 0763734217
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett |
HERB 0201 Introduction to Herbal Medicine
The Herbalist's Way: The Art and Practice of Healing with Plant Medicines
by Nancy Phillips, Michael Phillips, Rosemary Gladstar
The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual by James Green and Ajana Green
The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth
by Stephen Harrod Buhner |
HLTH 0201 Community HIV/AIDS Education
Book TBA
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