BOOKS/RESOURCES       How we birth matters and has lifelong ramifications inspiring or undermining our confidence and sense of competence. How a child is born sets the stage for its life with us and contributes significantly to our understanding of ourselves as women and as mothers.                                 Choose how you birth with care!

Suggested Reading for Pregnancy and Birth
Ina May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin
Adventures in Natural Childbirth: Tales of Women on the Joys,Fears,Pleasures and Pains of Giving Birth Naturally, Janet Schwegel and Pam England
Journey into Motherhood: Inspirational Stories of Natural Birth,Sheri L. Menelli
Birthing From Within, Pam England
Gentle Birth Choices, Barbara Harper
The Birth Book, William Sears and Martha Sears
Spiritual Midwifery, Ina May Gaskin
Natural Pregnancy Care, Aviva Jill Romm
Birth Reborn, Michel Odent
Homebirth, Sheila Kitzinger
Women Giving Birth, Rees, Limburg and Smulder
Hearts Open Wide, Wellish and Root
Seasons of Change, Suzanne Arms
Giving Birth, Sheila Kitzinger
Rediscovering Birth, Shiela Kitzinger
Childbirth Without Fear, Grantly Dick-Read
Active Birth, Janet Balaskas
Touching: On the Human Significance of Skin, Ashley Montague
Preparing for Birth with Yoga, Janet Balaskas
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Breastfeeding and Early Parenting
Bestfeeding, Renfrew, Fisher and Arms
Nursing Your Baby, Karen Pryor
The Nursing Mother’s Companion, Kathleen Huggins
Breastfeeding Your Baby, Sheila Kitzinger, The Year After Childbirth, Kitzinger
The Happiest Baby on the Block, Dr. Harvey Karp
The Post-Pregnancy Handbook, Sylvia Brown
Natural Health After Birth, and Naturally Healthy Babies and Children, Aviva Jill Romm
The Natural Baby, Janet Balaskas
Nighttime Parenting, William and Martha Sears
The Baby Book: Everything you Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Two, Sears & Sears
After the Baby’s Birth: A complete Guide for the Postpartum Woman, Robin Lim