Books and Self Help Resources

Pregnancy & Birth

• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth – Sheila Kitzinger
• Birth Reborn – Michael Odent
• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
• The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth – Henci Goer
• Your Baby, Your Way – Sheila Kitzinger
• Birthing from Within – Pam England & Rob Horowitz
• A Child is Born – Leonard Nilsson & Sheila Kitzinger
• Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way – Susan McCutcheon
• Obstetric Myths vs Research Realities – Henci Goer
• The Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year – Susan Weed
• Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean, VBAC – Nancy Wainer Cohen & Lois Estner
• Understanding the Dangers of Cesarean Birth: Making Informed Decisions – Nicette Jukelevics
• Childbirth Without Fear – Michael Odent & Grantly Dick-Read
• Rediscovering Birth – Sheila Kitzinger
• Birth Without Violence (new edition) – Frederick Leboyer
• Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions – Barbara Harper
• The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence – Judith Lothian & Charlotte DeVries
• Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn – Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, & Ann Kepler
• The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth – Marshall Klaus, John Kennell, & Phyllis Klaus
• The Active Woman’s Guide to Pregnancy – Practical Advice for Getting Outdoors
• When Expecting – Aneema van Groenou
• Natural Pregnancy – Practical wellbeing from conception to birth – Janet Balaskas

Resources for Partners

• The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth – Penny Simkin
• The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be – Jennifer Ash & Armin Brott
• Becoming a Father – William Sears
• The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy & Birth – Stephanie Brill

Exercise

• Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year: A Guide to Health and Comfort Before and After Your Baby Is Born – Elizabeth Noble
• Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond – Francoise Barbira-Freedman Nutrition
• Your Vegetarian Pregnancy: A Month-by-Month Guide to Health and Nutrition – Holly Roberts
• The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition, and Other Holistic Choices – Aviva Jill Romm

Gestational Diabetes

• Gestational Diabetes: What to Expect – Task Force of the American Diabetes Association Council on Pregnancy, Lois Jovanovic, editor in chief.

Postpartum Period & Breastfeeding

• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding – La Leche League
• The Nursing Mother’s Companion – Kathleen Huggins
• Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding – Ina May Gaskin
• The Year after Childbirth – Sheila Kitzinger
• Breastfeeding and Human Lactation – Jan Riordan & Kathleen Auerbach
• Breastfeeding: How to Breastfeed Your Baby – Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher, & Suzanne Arms
• After the Baby’s Birth: A Woman’s Way to Wellness: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women – Robin Lim
• Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings and Needs After Childbirth; A Support and Resource Guide – Sally Placksin
• Natural Healing After Birth: The Complete Guide to Postpartum Wellness – Aviva Jill Romm
• Nursing Mother, Working Mother. The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work – Gale Pryor

Parenting & Infant Care

• The Baby Book – Sears & Sears
• The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer – Harvey Karp
• The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood: Coping with Stress, Depression, and Burnout – Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
• Your Amazing Newborn – Marshall Klaus & Phyllis Klaus
• Nighttime Parenting. How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep – William Sears
• The No-Cry Sleep Solution – Elizabeth Pantley

Women’s Health

• The New Our Bodies Ourselves – The Boston Women’s Health Book Collaborative
• Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom – Christine Northrup, M.D.

Survivors of Sexual Abuse

• When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women – Penny Simkin & Phyllis Klaus

Pregnancy Loss

• Journeys: Stories of Pregnancy After Loss – Amy Abbey
• Parenthood Lost: Healing the Pain After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death – Michael Berman
• Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death – Sherokee Isle
• Unspeakable Losses, Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion and Other Pregnancy Loss – Kim Kluger-Bell
• A Guide for Fathers: When a Baby Dies – Tim Nelson