Recommended Reading

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Pregnancy

The Pregnancy Book, by William Sears, Martha Sears & Linda Holt (buy now / check library)
The Brewer Pregnancy Hotline: What Every Woman Should Know about Nutrition, Bed Rest and Drugs in Normal and High-Risk Pregnancy, by Gail Sforza Krebs & Thomas H. Brewer
The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition and Other Holistic Choices, by Aviva Jill Romm (buy now / check library)
Preparing for Birth with Yoga, by Janet Balaskas (buy now / check library)

Birth

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering - Sarah Buckley, MD (buy now)
The Birth Book, by William & Martha Sears (buy now / check library)
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin (buy now / check library)
The Thinking Woman's Guide to A Better Birth, by Henci Goer (buy now / check library)
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way, by Susan McCutcheon (buy now / check library)
Active Birth, by Janet Balaskas (buy now / check library)
Gentle Birth Choices, by Barbara Harper (buy now / check library)
A Wise Birth, by Penny Armstrong & Sheryl Feldman (buy now / check library)
Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities, by Henci Goer (buy now / check library)
A Good Birth, A Safe Birth, by Korte & Scaer (buy now / check library)
Silent Knife, by Cohen & Estner (buy now / check library)
An Easier Childbirth: A Mothers Guide for Birthing Normally, by Gayle Peterson (buy now / check library)
Creating Your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and Empowering Birth, by Marsden Wagner & Stephanie Gunning (buy now / check library)
Birthing From Within, by Pam England & Rob Horowitz (buy now / check library)

Doulas & Labor Support

Mothering The Mother: How a Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier & Healthier Birth, by Klaus, Kennell, & Klaus (buy now / check library)
Husband Coached Childbirth, by Robert Bradley (buy now / check library)
The Birth Partner, by Penny Simkin (buy now / check library)

Homebirth

Homebirth, by Sheila Kitzinger (buy now / check library)
Special Delivery, by Rahima Baldwin (buy now / check library)
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley, MD (buy now)

Special Circumstances

Optimal Foetal Positioning, by Jean Sutton & Pauline Scott
Having Twins, by Elizabeth Noble (buy now / check library)
Breech Birth Woman-Wise, by Maggie Banks

Post-Partum & Breastfeeding

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, 7th Ed., by La Leche League (buy now / check library)
The Baby Book, by William & Martha Sears (buy now / check library)
Mothering The New Mother: Your Postpartum Resource Companion, by Sally Placksin (buy now / check library)
The Breastfeeding Café, by Barbara Behrmann (buy now / check library)

Midwives' Informational Autobiographies

A Midwife's Story, by Penny Armstrong & Sheryl Feldman (buy now / check library)
Baby Catcher:Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, by Peggy Vincent (buy now / check library)
Diary of a Midwife: The Power of Positive Childbearing, by Juliana van Olphen-Fehr (buy now / check library)

Cultural Analyses

In Labor: Women & Power in the Birthplace, by Barbara Katz Rothman (buy now)
Birth as an American Rite of Passage, by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd (buy now / check library)
The American Way of Birth, by Jessica Mitford (buy now / check library)
Born in the USA; How a Broken Maternity System Must be Fixed to Put Women and Children First, by Marsden Wagner (buy now / check library)
Birth Models that Work Edited by Davis-Floyd, Barclay, Daviss, & Tritten (buy now)

Midwifery Texts

Understanding Diagnostic Testing in the Childbearing Year, by Anne Frye (buy now)
Holistic Midwifery: Volume I, by Anne Frye (buy now)
Holistic Midwifery: Volume II, by Anne Frye (buy now)