Recommended Reading during the Childbearing Years
{Many of these books are available for my client’s use through my Lending Library.}
Fertility:
- Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler
Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth:
- The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier and Healthier Birth by Klaus, Kennell & Klaus
- The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions by Penny Simkin
- The New Pregnancy and Childbirth: Choices and Challenges by Sheila Kitzinger
- The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
- Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: the Complete Guide by Simkin, Whalley, Keppler, Durham & Bolding
- The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: An All Canadian Guide to Conception, Birth and Everything in Between by Douglas
- The Simple Guide to Having a Baby: A Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Whalley, Simkin & Keppler
- An Easier Childbirth: A Mother’s Guide for Birthing Normally by Peterson, Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
- Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds by Gabriel
- Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach by Goer & Romano
- Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
Breastfeeding and Postpartum:
- Breastfeeding Made Simple: 7 Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers by Mohrbacher & Kendall-Tackett
- The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers by Jack Newman, M.D., and Teresa Pitman
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by West & Pitman
- The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins
- Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding Your Baby Before and After You Return to Work by Gale Pryor and Kathleen Huggins
- After the Baby’s Birth by Robin Lim
- The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp, M.D.
Nutrition and Wellness for Mother and Baby:
- Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
- Real Food for Mother and Baby by Nina Planck
- Mother-Daughter Wisdom by Christiane Northrup, M.D.
- Beautiful Babies by Kristen Michaelis
- Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun Weed
Additional Resources:
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