Recommended Reading
Empower Yourself with Knowledge

Childbirth

Active Birth
By Janet Balaskas

Special Delivery: The Complete Guide to Informed Birth
By Rahima Baldwin

Husband Couched Childbirth
By Dr. Robert Bradley

A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy & Childbirth: Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives
By Deepak Chopra, MD

Birthing From Within
By Pam England & Rob Horowitz

Healing Yourself during Pregnancy
By Joy Gardner

Obstetric Myths versus Research Realities
By Henci Goer

Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth
By Henci Goer

Gentle Birth Choices
By Barbara Harper & Suzanne Arms

Hey! Who’s Having This Baby Anyway?
By Breck Hawk, RN

Birth at Home
By Sheila Kitzinger

Birth over Thirty-five
By Sheila Kitzinger

The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth
By Sheila Kitzinger

Good Birth, Safe Birth
By Diana Korte & Roberta Scaer

Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
By Susan McCuthcheon

Journey into Motherhood
By Sheri L. Menelli

HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method
By Marie F. Mongan

Mothering the Mother: How the Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, & Healthier Birth
By Pauline Perez

Adventures in Natural Childbirth
By Janet Schegel

The Birth Book
By William Sears, MD & Martha Sears RN, IBCLC

The Pregnancy Book
By William Sears, MD & Martha Sears RN, IBCLC

The Birth Partner
By Penny Simkin PT, CD

Wise Woman Herbal Childbearing Year
By Susan S. Weed

Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn
By Janet Whalley, Penny Simkin & Keppler

VBAC & Cesarean

The Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Experience: Birth Stories
by Lynn Baptisti Richards

Open Season: A Survival Guide for Natural Birth and VBAC in the 90's
by Nancy Wainer Cohen

Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention & VBAC
by Nancy Wainer Cohen & Lois Estner

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: The Smart Woman's Guide to VBAC
by Elizabeth Kaufmann

The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
by Diana Korte

Natural Birth After Cesarean: A Practical Guide
by Johanne C. Walters & Karis Crawford


Recovery & Postpartum

The Happiest Baby on the Block
By Harvey Karp, MD

Recovering from a Cesarean Section
by Karyn L. Feiden & Manuel Alvarez

Rebounding From Childbirth: Towards Emotional Recovery
by Lynn Madsen

The Baby Book
by William Sears, MD & Martha Sears, RN IBCLC

The Vaccine Book
by William Sears, MD & Martha Sears, RN IBCLC

Breastfeeding

The Nursing Mother's Companion
by Kathleen Huggins

The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning
by Kathleen Huggins

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
by LLL International

The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers
By Jack Newman MD & Teresa Pitman

The Breastfeeding Book
by William Sears, MD & Martha Sears, RN IBCLC

So that’s what they’re for! Breastfeeding Basics
By Janet Tamaro