READING LISTS
We get asked all the time what our favorite books on childbirth are. Below you will find some of our Providers favorite books on all things maternity.
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 Bookby 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 Breastfeedingby 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