PATRICIA HARMAN, CNM, has published in the Journal of Midwifery and Womenrsquo;s Health and Journal of Sigma Theta Tau for Nursing Scholarship as well as in alternative publications. She is a regular presenter at national midwifery conferences. Her first book, The Blue Cotton Gown (Beacon / 7291-2 / $16.00 pb), was published to acclaim. Harman lives and works near Morgantown, West Virginia, and has three sons. From the Hardcover edition.