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