Parent Resources

• Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health – by Toni Weschler

• Pregnancy Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide by Penny Simkin
• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
• Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy by Mayo Clinic
• Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth by Boston Woman’s Health Collective
• The Natural Pregnancy Book by Aviva Jill Romm
• Blessingways: A Guide to Mother-Centered Baby Showers by Shari Masser
• Empty Arms by Pam Vrendevelt
• The Mother of All Pregnancy Books by Ann Douglas
• Your Pregnancy, A Week By Week Guide

• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
• Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England
• Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon
• Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
• The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
• A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Diana Korte
• Childbirth without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read
• Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
• The Birth Book by Martha Sears
• Birth Reborn by Michel Odent
• Having a Baby, Naturally by Peggy O’Mara
• Hypnobirthing: The Mongan Method by Marie Mongan
• The Birth Partner by Penny Simpkin
• Husband Coached Childbirth by Robert Bradley
• Giving Birth by Sheila Kitzinger
• Easy Labor by William Camann
• Survivor Moms: Women’s Stories of Birthing, Mothering and Healing After Sexual Abuse by Mickey Sperlich and Julia Seng
• Birth without Violence by Frederick Leboyer
• The Nature of Birth and Breastfeeding by Michel Odent
• Transformation Through Birth by Claudia Panuthos
• Preparing for a Healthy Birth by Sylvie Donna

• Artemis Speaks:VBAC Stories and Natural Childbirth Information by Nan Koehler
• The Silent Knife by Nancy Wainer

• Nine Months Strong by Karen Bridson
• Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy by Elizabeth Somer
• Lose Your Mummy Tummy by Julie Tupler
• Natural Health after Birth by Aviva Jill Romm

• BIRTH: The Surprising History of How We Are Born by Tina Cassidy
• Lying-in: A History of Childbirth in America by Richard Wertz
• Brought to Bed: Childbirth in America, 1750-1950 by Judith Leavitt

• Born in the USA by Marsden Wagner
• PUSHED by Jennifer Block
• Obstetric Myths Vs. Research Realities by Henci Goer
• Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis Floyd
• Pursuing the Birth Machine by Marsden Wagner
• Birth Models that Work by Robbie Davis-Floyd
• The American Way of Birth by Jessica Mitford
• Expecting Trouble by Thomas Strong

• Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent
• A Midwife’s Story by Penny Armstrong
• A Wise Birth by Penny Armstrong
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• Midwives: a Novel by Chris Bohjalian
• The Midwife by Jennifer Worth
• Hearts Open Wide: Midwives & Births by Pam Wellish
• Diary of a Midwife: Power of Positive Childbearing by Juliana Olphen-Fehr
• Lady’s Hands, Lion’s Heart: A Midwife’s Saga by Carol Leonard

• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
• The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins
• The Breastfeeding Book by Martha Sears
• Mothering Your Nursing Toddler by Norma Jane Bumgarner
• So That’s What They’re For: The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide by Janet Tamaro
• How My Breasts Saved The World: Misadventures of a Nursing Mother by Lisa Shapiro
• Fresh Milk: The Secret Life of Breasts by Fiona Giles
• The Ultimate Book of Breastfeeding Answers by Jack Newman

• The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost by Jean Liedoff
• The Natural Child: Parenting From the Heart by Jan Hunt
• The Baby Book by Dr Sears
• The Attachment Parenting Book by Dr Sears
• Natural Family Living by Peggy O’ Mara
• Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley
• Misconceptions by Naomi Wolfe

The Business of Being Born

Pregnant in America

Orgasmic Birth

Attending Birth

Prenatal Yoga with Shiva Rea

Perfect Pregnancy Workout

Kangaroo Mothercare I & II

Baby-Led Breastfeeding

It’s My Body, My Baby, My Birth