Pregnancy & Childbirth
Active Birth
Janet Balaskas
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
Pam England and Rob Horowitz
Creating Your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and EmpoweringBirth
Marsden Wagner, MD, MS
Gentle Birth Choices
Barbara Harper and Suzanne Arms
Hypnobirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing, 3rd edition
Marie F. Mongan
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Ina May Gaskin
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, and Ann Keppler's Rediscovering Birth
Sheila Kitzinger
The Birth Partner, 2nd Edition
Penny Simkin
The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-be, 2nd edition
Armin A. Brott
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Henci Goer and Rhonda Wheeler
Websites for Pregnancy
- www.mymidwife.org
- www.childbirthconnection.org
- www.birthnetwork.org
- www.marchofdimes.com
- www.cdc.gov
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Your Baby
Sheila Kitzinger
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers Revised and Updated: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solving Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America
Jack Md Newman and Theresa Pitman
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
La Leche League International
Websites for Breastfeeding:
www.gotmom.org
- www.lalecheleague.org
- www.drjacknewman.com
Child Care/Parenting
And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives
John Phd Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
William Sears, Martha Sears, Robert Sears, and James Sears
Websites for Child Care/Parenting
- www.aap.org
- www.zerotothree.org
- www.migreatparents.org
- www.askdrsears.com
- www.attachmentparenting.com
Postpartum Depression
- www.postpartumdads.org
- www.depressionafterdelivery.com
See your Midwife or other topic handouts for additional resources.