Birthing Basics Books RECOMMENDED READING I have read every one of these books presented here and will be adding new ones as I finish reading them. There is no ranking of quality in the order I placed them, so just look over the list and see what jumps out at you. The books in the miscellaneous catagory are related to the topics above it, but are more in depth than what is required reading, in my opinion, if you just want to have a good birth.

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Pregnancy The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, et al. The Natural Pregnancy Book by Aviva Jill Romm Labor and Birth Homebirth by Sheila Kitzinger Active Birth by Janet Balaskas Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper Unassisted Childbirth by Laura Kaplan Shanley WaterBirth by Barbara Harper A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Diana Korte and Roberta M. Scaer Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities by Henci Goer The Thinking Womans Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin Easing Labor Pain by Adrienne B. Lieberman Unassisted Homebirth: An Act of Love by Lynn M. Griesemer A Wise Birth by Penny Armstrong, CNM and Sheryl Feldman Immaculate Deception II, Myth, Magic and Birth by Suzanne Arms Birthing From Within by Pam England The Birth Book by William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN Childbirth Without Fear by Dr Grantly Dick-Read Birth Reborn by Michel Odent Entering the World by Michel Odent Birth Without Violence by Frederick Leboyer Methods of Childbirth by Constance A. Bean Thank You, Dr Lamaze by Marjorie Karmel Mind Over Labor Carl Jones Breastfeeding The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by the Le Leche League Parenting Attachment Parenting by Katie Allison Granju Smart Love by Martha Heineman Pieper PH.D. and William J. Pieper, M.D. The Baby Book by William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN The Continuum Concept by Jean Leidoff Primal Mothering in a Modern World by Hygeia Halfmoon, Ph.D Magical Child by Joseph Chilton Pearce Miscellaneous Hard Labor by Susan L. Diamond, RN Our Babies, Ourselves by Meredith Small Life Before Birth by Peter W. Nathanielsz MD, Ph.D The Secret Life of the Unborn Child by Thomas Verny, M.D. The Scientification of Love by Michel Odent Male Practice:How Doctors Manipulate Women by Dr Robert S Mendelsohn A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Murray Enkin, et al How to Raise A Healthy Child In Spite of Your Doctor by Dr Robert S Mendelsohn

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