Here are just a few of my favorite reads on the subject of pregnancy, labor and birth.
Books
- Ina May Gaskin: Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
- Pam England: Birthing from Within
- Sarah Buckley: Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering
- Penny Simkin: The Birth Partner
- Peggy O’Mara: Having a Baby, Naturally
- Pitman, West, Wiessinger: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
- Peggy Vincent: Baby Catcher
- Nancy Mohrbacher: Breastfeeding Made Simple
Good Web Reads
- Rev. Pilar (Ma’at) Grant: Mothering the Mother: The Importance of Postpartum Care
- Normal After All: In Search of the Elusive Hind Milk
- Everything Birth Blog: The Due Date Debacle
- Ruth Kamnitzer: Breastfeeding in the Land of Genghis Khan
- Claire Niala: Why African Babies Don’t Cry: An African Perspective