PIP: This short and concise collection of publications on the topic of midwifery and family planning is published in 2 parts (Part 2 appears in the Fall 1977 issue of Journal of Nurse-Midwifery). Information and titles for this bibliography were gleaned from printed indexes and university medical center libraries. The entries cover the last 20 years only. Material included is accessible to English-speaking audience by design. Excluded are government documents, pamphlets, in-house reports, theses, dissertations, preprints, and any other item not easily obtained by professionals. Part 1 of the bibliography printed here covers the following topics: 1) professional goals and philosophy of midwives; 2) education of midwives regarding family planning practice; 3) education of patients in family planning; and 4) midwives' practice with specific birth control methods.