Canadian Midwifery Registration Examination

Relevant Study Materials - revised July 2007

In preparing for the Canadian Midwifery Registration Examination (CMRE), we strongly suggest that you ensure the midwifery textbooks you are using as you study are comprehensive and less than five years old. The textbooks you use should contain information that covers the full spectrum of knowledge required of the entry-level midwife as set out in the Canadian Competencies for Midwives.

Remember too that you should study the Canadian policies and guidelines related to the provision of care (e.g. Consult and Transfer, Drug and Diagnostic Testing Schedules, etc.) as found in the various Registrant’s Handbooks. Only those requirements that are the same across all Canadian regulated jurisdictions will be tested on the CMRE, so any one of the provincial/territorial Registrants’ Handbooks can be used to study for the exam.  We suggest that you use the Handbook for the province or territory where you will be applying to register.

Finally, we suggest that you carefully review the Association of Ontario Midwives Emergency Skills Workbook or the Regroupement les sages-femmes du Quebec's Formation en urgences obstetricales as these workbooks reflect the generally accepted standard for emergency care for Canadian midwives.  The most recent edition can be purchased by contacting the AOM or RSFQ office.

The following is a list of textbooks that may prove helpful in reviewing midwifery skills and knowledge as you prepare for the CMRE. The questions on the CMRE have been referenced to at least one and usually two of these reference materials. Please note that we do not sell or endorse these books, and cannot suggest a single “bestâ€� text for review.  We have attempted to include the latest editions in this list, however, newer editions may be available by the time you are reading this.

Registrants Handbooks

Alberta Midwifery Health Disciplines Committee, Registrants Handbook, (2007) MHDC

College of Midwives of British Columbia, Registrant’s Handbook, (2007) CMBC

College of Midwives of Manitoba, Registrants Handbook, (2007) CMM

College of Midwives of Ontario, Registrants Handbook, (2007) CMO

Ordre des sages-femmes du Qu&eactute;bec, Classeur, (2007) OSFQ

Midwifery

Association of Ontario Midwives, Emergency Skills Workbook (2004) AOM

Fraser, Diane M., Cooper, Margaret A., eds., Myles Textbook for Midwives, (14^th Edition), (2003) Churchill Livingstone Publishers

Henderson, Chris, Macdonald, Sue, eds., Mayes’ Midwifery: A Textbook for Midwives (13^th Edition), (2004) Bailliere Tindall Publishers

Page, Lesley Ann, ed., The New Midwifery: Science and Sensitivity in Practice (2006) Churchill Livingstone Publishers

Regroupement les sages-femmes du Québec, Formation en urgences obstetricales (2004) RSFQ

Sinclair, C., A Midwife's Handbook (2004) Saunders Publishing

Varney, Helen, Kriebs, Jan M., Gegor, Carolyn L., Varney’s Midwifery (4^th Edition), (2004) Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Anatomy and Physiology

Bickley, Lynn S., Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination & History Taking (9^th Edition), (2007) Lippincott, Williams and Wilkens Publishers

Tappero, E.P., Honeyfield, M.E., Physical Assessment of the Newborn (3^rd Edition), (2003) NICUInk Publishers

Tortora, G.J., & Grabowski, S.R., Principes d’anatomie et de physiologie (2001) Saint-Laurent, Quebec : Éditions du renouveau pédagogique.

Tucker, Blackburn S., Maternal, Fetal, & Neonatal Physiology: A Clinical Perspective (2003) Saunders Publishing

Infant Feeding

Newman, J., Pitman, T., Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding (Revised Edition) (2003) Harper Collins Publisher

Mohrbacher, N., & Stock, J.,  Traitment de l’allaitement maternel  (1999) St-Hubert, Quebec : Ligue La Leche.

Riordan, J., Breastfeeding and Human Lactation (3^rd Edition), (2005) Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Obstetrics, Pediatrics and General Reference

Canadian Pharmacists Association, Compendium of Pharmaceutical and Specialties: The Canadian Drug Reference for Health Professionals (2005) Canadian Pharmacists Association

Cunningham, F. et al., Williams Obstetrics (22^nd Edition), (2005) McGraw-Hill Professional Publishers

Enkin, M., Keirse, M., Neilson, J., Crowther, C., Duley, L., Hodnett, E., Hofmeyr, J., A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth (3rd Edition), (2000) Oxford University Press. Available at www.childbirthconnection.org.  

Francoual, C.,Bouillié J.,&Huraux-Rendu,C., Pédiatrie en maternité; (3ième edition), (1999) Paris: Flammarion Medecine-Sciences

Kattwinkel, John, ed., Neonatal Resuscitation Textbook (5^th Edition), (2006) American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) (2005) Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Available at http://www.privcom.gc.ca/legislation/02_06_01_e.asp

Sawchuk, Diane et al., eds. Fetal Health Surveillance in Labour (3^rd Edition), (2002) BCRCP

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, SOGC Clinical Practice Guidelines SOGC. Available at http://www.sogc.org/guidelines/index_e.asp