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I have a small but growing library of books related to pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and women’s and children’s health. I make these books available for my clients to borrow while I am working with them. While I certainly do not agree with everything that is stated in each one of these publications, I can highly recommend them for reading to educate yourself about the issues presented.

Pregnancy and Childbirth Books – General

Your Pregnancy Week-by-Week by Glade B. Curtis, M.D., FACOG

Your Pregnancy Devotional: 280 Days of Prayer and Inspiration by Pamela Fierro and Suzie Chafin

What to Eat When You’re Expecting by Eisenberg, Murkoff, and Hathaway

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger

Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About Birthing Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth and Hospital Birth by Barbara Harper, R.N.

A Child is Born by Lennart Nilsson

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

Hard Labor by Susan L. Diamond

Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood by Naomi Wolf

Dear Lord, I Feel Like a Whale: Knowing God’s Touch Throughout Your Pregnancy and Beyond by Jane Bullivant

The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer

Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block

Birth After Cesarean: The Medical Facts by Bruce L. Flamm, M.D.

 

 

Childbirth Education Books

Christ Centered Childbirth by Kelly J Townsend

A Celebration of Pregnancy by Doran Richards and Susan Tederick

Supernatural Childbirth: Experiencing the Promises of God Concerning Conception and Delivery by Jackie Mize

Prayers & Promises for Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize

Childbirth Without Fear: The Original Approach to Natural Childbirth by Grantly Dick-Read, M.D.

Birthing From Within by Pam England

 

 

Childbirth Support Books

The Nurturing Touch at Birth: A Labor Support Handbook by Paulina Perez

Easing Labor Pain: The Complete Guide to a More Comfortable and Rewarding Birth by Adrienne B. Lieberman

Special Women: The Role of the Professional Labor Assistant by Paulina Perez and Cheryl Snedeker

The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth by Klaus, Kennell, and Klaus

The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth, Second Edition, by Penny Simpkin, P.T.

Labor Progress Handbook by Penny Simkin

 

 

Breastfeeding Books

The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers by Jack Newman, M.D. and Teresa Pitman

Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing: How Ecological Breastfeeding Spaces Babies by Sheila Matgen Kippley

Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers by Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International

 

 

Postpartum Books

Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings and Needs After Childbirth, A Support and Resource Guide by Sally Placksin

Nurturing the Family: The Guide for Postpartum Doulas by Jacqueline Kelleher

 

 

Baby Care Books

Your Amazing Newborn by Klaus and Klaus

The Practical Art of Baby Massage by Peter Walker

Baby Signs: How to Talk With Your Baby Before Your Baby can Talk by Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D.

 

Magazines

Midwifery Today, Spring 2006 Edition

New Beginnings, La Leche League quarterly magazine, several issues

 

 

Family Care Books

Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler, MPH

The Naturally Healthy Woman: The Essential Guide for Women Pursuing a Long, Naturally Healthy Life by Shonda Parker

The Naturally Healthy Pregnancy: The Essential Guide to Nutritional and Botanical Medicine for the Childbearing Years by Shonda Parker

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause by Lee, Hanley and Hopkins

How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor by Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D.

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun S. Weed

Green Remedies for Midwives and Mothers by Shari Anderson

Mommy Diagnostics by Shonda Parker

Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health by Aviva Romm, CPM, Herbalist AHG

Focus on the Family Complete Book of Baby and Child Care

Pregnancy, Children, and the Hallelujah Diet by Olin Idol, N.D., C.N.C.

Aromatherapy and Massage for Mother and Baby by Allison England

 

 

 

 

 

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