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Heart and Hands a Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
by Elizabeth Davis , Suzanne Wimberley(Photographer) , L. Harrison(Illustrator)
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Spiritual Midwifery
by Ina May Gaskin
This is a classic work based on the work of the midwives at a collective
in Tennesee called "The Farm". It supports home birth, midwives, and
the safety and normalcy of birth.
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Myles Textbook for Midwives
by Margaret F. Myles(Editor) , V. Ruth Bennett , Linda K. Brown
This is a must-have for midwives - I have yet to meet one who had
never read it, or at least heard of it!
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A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
by Murray Enkin(Editor) , Marc J.N.C. Keirse , James Neilson , Murra Enkin
This book summarizes all of the research contained in the Cochrane
Database of pregnancy and childbirth studies. It is a valuable tool
for those who don't have the time to look through the whole database!
These studies actually support the case for lower intervention style
childbirth in most cases, and help a professional to decide when the
interventions might be necessary. I use it to help my students when
they have a specific topic of interest, and I carry it to the hospital
when I do labor support - in case I need to support my opinion with
the facts!
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Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities : A Guide to the Medical Literature
by Henci Goer
This book is a real time saver as it summarizes the available research on
a number of topics vital to childbirth. Ms. Goer has meticulously
examined the literature with an eye to well-done research, and uses this
summary to expose the myths held by many obstetric practitioners. One
example of this is the myth that the drugs used in an epidural do not
reach the baby. If you are doing labor support, take this book to the
hospital with you!
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Teaching Natural Birth : Deciding to Teach and Establishing Your Own
Successful Business
by Jan Whitcomb
Excellent tips for starting or maintaining a business as a natural
childbirth educator! Get geared up or refresh your enthusiasm and
committment with practical tips from and experienced childbirth
educator.
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Metabolic Toxemia of Late Pregnancy : A Disease of Malnutrition
by Thomas H. Brewer, MD
Dr. Tom Brewer is a pioneer in the field of pregnancy nutrition,
and also a bit of a radical (in the eyes of the medical community).
His "radical" ideas about nutrition and toxemia were tested in
his obstetrics practice in Richmond, CA, USA and seemed to be very
effective. He had not one case of convulsive toxemia in all of his
patients! This diet is the base for the Bradley Method® diet
in pregnancy recommendations.
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Pre- And Perinatal Psychology : An Introduction
by Thomas R. Verny(Editor)
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Breastfeeding and Human Lactation
Jan Riordan RN, Kathleen G. Auerbach , PhD
This is one of the definitive books on breastfeeding for the
professional. Many lactation consultants consider it their bible.
It may be more information than the typical doula or childbirth
educator needs as it contains lots about things that can go wrong
in the breast but are fairly uncommon. It is a valuable resource
for a lactation counselor, and may be useful for midwives as well.
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A Child Is Born
by Lennart Nilsson
Beautiful pictures of babies in utero at various stages of development.
Advanced fiber optics were used to take these pictures - the babies
were not harmed.
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The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
by Sheila Kitzinger , Camilla Jessel , Nancy Durrell McKenna
A well-rounded book covering everything from prenatal care to
birth options. Sheila Kitzinger writes excellent books - I highly
recommend everything she has written.
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A Good Birth, a Safe Birth
by Roberta Scaer , Diana Korte
This book has quickly become a childbirth classic. Learn your options
and feel that you have the power to direct how others act around you
as you give birth!
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Your Baby, Your Way : Making Pregnancy Decisions and Birth Plans
by Sheila Kitzinger
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Tentative Pregnancy : How Amniocentesis Changes the Experience of Motherhood
by Barbara Katz Rothman
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The Encyclopedia of Childbearing/a Guide to Prenatal Practices, Birth
Alternatives, Infant Care, and Parenting Decisions for the '90
by Barbara Katz Rothman , Donna Lee King(Editor)
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Pregnancy Childbirth and the Newborn : The Complete Guide
by Penny Simkin , Janet Whalley
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Choosing a Nurse-Midwife : Your Guide to Safe, Sensitive Care During
Pregnancy and the Birth of Your Child
by Catherine M. Poole , Elizabeth A. Parr
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Special Delivery : The Complete Guide to Informed Birth
by Rahima Baldwin
This book is excellent for the woman who wants to know the details
about the tests, technology, and processes that may come into play
during birth. Rahima Baldwin is home birth oriented, but this book
is great no matter where you are planning to give birth!
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Pregnant Feelings
by Baldwin , Palmarini
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Seasons of Change : Growing Through Pregnancy & Birth
by Suzanne Arms
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Preparing for Birth With Yoga : Exercises for Pregnancy and Childbirth
by Janet Balaskas
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What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know (The truth about drugs and diet)
by Tom Brewer, MD
This is the consumer version of Dr. Brewer's work to prevent pre-ecclampsia
and toxemia with excellent nutrition.
For some background, see the description of "Metabolic Toxemia" above!
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Pregnancy, Children and the Vegan Diet
by Michael Klaper
This is agreed by many sources to be an excellent book for maintaining
a vegan lifestyle while also maintaining a healthy pregnancy and later
feeding healthy kids.
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Gentle Birth Choices : A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About
Birthing Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, Hospital
Birth
by Barbara Harper , Suzanne Arms(Photographer)
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The Childbirth Kit : Ideas and Images to Help You Through Labor
by Marie Fellenstein Hale and Liz Chalmers
This is a combination of a book with helpful tips for pregnancy and
childbirth and a set of cards designed to help coach a woman through
the various stages of labor. The cards have beautiful images that
are specific to different points in labor, and on the back of each
care there is a visualization for the coach to read, or helpful tips
for that part of the labor. The design makes it easy for the woman
to look at the picture while the coach reads the back to her. There
were very few points in the book that I didn't agree with, and I feel
that this may be a very useful tool for couples as they go through
labor, and that some professional labor assistants might also find it
to be helpful. I plan to try it out at the next labor I attend, as
well as loan it to some couples to see what works and what doesn't.
Then I can write more!
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Husband-Coached Childbirth : The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth
by Robert A. Bradley , Marjie Hathaway(Editor) , Jay Hathaway(Editor)
The newly revised edition of Dr. Bradley's classic book describing the
philosophy behind the Bradley Method® of Natural Childbirth.
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Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
by Susan McCutcheon
More like a how-to for the Bradley Method®, this book compares
Bradley and Lamaze (Susan has taught both methods) and offers
master relaxation exercises to help women reduce their pain in childbirth
without drugs.
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Birth over Thirty-Five
by Sheila Kitzinger , Jo Nesbitt(Illustrator)
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Birth Without Violence
by Frederick Leboyer
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Why Natural Childbirth? : A Psychologist's Report on the Benefits to
Mothers, Fathers, and Babies
by Deborah Tanzer
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Silent Knife : Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean, VBAC
by Nancy and Estner, Lois J. Cohen
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The Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Experience : Birth Stories by Parents
and Professionals
by Lynn Baptisti Richards
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Birth After Cesarean : The Medical Facts
by Bruce L. Flamm
Dr. Flamm is supportive of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and this
book is an easy to read, Q&A format that can help women decide how
they want to give birth after a cesarean.
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Laughter and Tears : A Complete Guide to the Emotional Life of New
Mothers
by Elisabeth Bing, Libby Colman
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The Birth Partner : Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman
Through Childbirth
by Penny Simkin
This book gives anyone wanting to help a woman through childbirth some
tools for reducing the need for powerful drugs. It also has
exercises that can help people decide when and where they would
consider childbirth interventions to be appropriate. In other
words, it can help you know when to question and when to give
consent for a procedure. It can also help you set your priorities.
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Mothering the Mother : How a Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter,
Easier,and Healthier Birth
by Marshall H. Klaus , John H. Kennell , Phyllis H. Klaus
This book offers research-based information about how having a professional
labor assistant (doula) at your birth can increase your chances of a
low-tech vaginal delivery.
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Special Women : The Role of the Professional Labor Assistant
by Paulina Perez , Cheryl Snedeker
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The Nursing Mother's Companion
by Kathleen Huggins
Very well-written and non-judgemental, this book will help women
have a good experience breastfeeding. It is easy to read as well
as packed with information!
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Bestfeeding : Getting Breastfeeding Right for You : An Illustrated Guide
Mary Renfrew , Chloe Fisher , Suzanne Arms
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Keys to Breastfeeding (Barron's Parenting Keys)
by William Sears , Martha Sears
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Eat Well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding : Complete Nutrition Book for
Nursing Mothers, Including a Healthy Guide to Weight Loss Your Doctor
Promised
by Eileen Behan
Outlines diet plans for a variety of women ans the importance of
exercise to help get back your body after childbirth. The diet is
not calorie restricting - it is well-balanced so that you make
good milk for your baby while also reducing foods that aren't as
good for YOUR body!
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"Guide to Baby Products (5th Ed)"
by Sandy Jones (Publisher: Consumer Reports Books)
This is the 1996 version of the Consumer Reports Guide To Baby Products.
It tells you how the various car seats, high chairs, strollers, toys, and
other baby products from different manufacturers stood up to their
rigorous testing. I highly recommend checking this book before you buy
things for your baby - some products on the market could be downright
dangerous - as the ever popular walker can attest! Walkers cause a huge
number of injuries every year, so don't be one of the parents who has to
deal with an injured child!
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Babyhood : Stage by Stage, from Birth to Age Two; How Your Baby
Develops Physically, Emotionally, Mentally
by Penelope Leach
Written by one of the top authorities in child-rearing, this book could
be a valuable tool. With any parenting book, always pick the authority
who speaks to you - does this mesh with your parenting style?
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The Baby Book : Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth
to Age Two
by William Sears , Martha Sears
The Sears' have many children as well as their professional experiences
as a nurse and pediatrician. They have written many books, and I have
enjoyed all of the ones I have read. The approach is very common
sense - here is what we found that worked (attachment parenting), but
you need to take what works for you and leave the rest! The important
thing here is that the medical advice is recent and accurate.
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Twenty-Five Things Every Mother Should Know
by Martha Sears , William Sears
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Creative Parenting : The Complete Guide to Child Care
by William Sears, MD
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Keys to Becoming a Father (Barron's Parenting Keys)
by William, M.D. Sears
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Parenting the Fussy Baby and the High-Need Child : Everything You
Need to Know-From Birth to Age Five
by William Sears, Martha Sears
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber , Elaine Mazlish , Kimberly Ann Coe(Illustrator)
If I were going to design parenting classes beyond infant care, this
book would be my bible! The advice is excellent, the exercises
work on my 3 year old, and the book is funny and easy to read.
Honestly, I think these techniques would work well for adult
communication as well - who doesn't want to feel that people are
listening, understanding them, and care what they are saying?
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101 Ways to Be a Special Mom
by Vicki Lansky , Kaye Pomeranc White(Illustrator)
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101 Ways to Make Your Child Feel Special
by Vicki Lansky
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101 Ways to Tell Your Child I Love You
by Vicki Lansky , Kaye Pomaranc White(Illustrator)
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Celebrating the Great Mother : A Handbook of Earth-Honoring Activities
for Parents and Children
by Cait Johnson , Maura D. Shaw
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How Was I Born?
by Lennart Nilsson , Lena Katarina Swanberg
Similar to the other Nilsson book, the pictures are beautiful - taken
in utero. My daughter loved to look at this book when we were waiting
for her brother to be born - she was 2 at the time.
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Mom and Dad and I Are Having a Baby
by Maryann Malecki
This is a great book for preparing a child for the birth. It has
simple language that you can adjust for really little kids - it is
aimed at kids about 6-10 years old. The drawings are simple and
not too graphic, while being honest. Pictures include mom's
body, the baby coming out, the umbilical cord, and the placenta.
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Born Early : A Premature Baby's Story for Children
by Lida Lafferty
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Morgan's Baby Sister : A Read-Aloud Book for Families Who Have
Experienced the Death of a Newborn (Helping Children Who Hurt)
by Patricia Polin Johnson , Donna Reilly Williams
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Golden Slumbers - Audio Cassette
by Pete Seeger(Editor), Oscar Brand, and others
This tape is my all-time favorite collection of lullabies. It is a
compendium of songs from many countries, some familiar, some not. I
had a copy when I was in college, and now that I have kids, they love
it too! Phelan can't talk very well, but he asks for a certain song
from this album quite clearly... I wish I could get it on CD!
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Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
In this classic bedtime book, a young rabbit says goodnight to all the
things in his environment. My daughter used to get the giggles when
he said "goodnight nobody" on a blank page. I have not yet met the
young child who doesn't like this book!
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Faces (Anne Geddes Children's Collection)
by Anne Geddes
Board book of wonderful pictures for small children. The author is a
terrific photographer who sets up the most amazing pictures of
children. Picture for yourself a baby about 9 months old wearing a
bumblebee or flower outfit. How about 50 babies around 6 months each
sitting in a flowerpot in a garden center with the sign above reading
"indoor babies - $2.95"! One of my very favorites by her is a tiny
2lb preemie lying in daddy's hand... This book is dedicated to faces,
something babies love to look at!
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Flower Fairy Alphabet
by Cicely Mary Barker
My daughter's baby book is one of the flower fairy series of books. The
Fairies are very nicely drawn in many colors. If you like this kind of
fantasy art, I suggest that this would be a good alphabet book for your
child!
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Clifford at the Circus
by Norman Bridwell
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Clifford Takes a Trip
by Norman Bridwell
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The Complete Adventures of Curious George
by Margret Rey , H.A. Rey
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And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
by Dr. Seuss
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The Butter Battle Book
by Dr. Seuss
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Arthur's Baby (An Arthur Adventure)
by Marc Brown
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The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
One for older kids, this book is about a pair of runaways who become
fascinated with an eccentric old lady who they think can help them
figure out if a new statue is authentic. You see, the place they take
up residence is the Metropolitan Museum of Art! Part of the fun is
how they contrive to live in the Museum without getting caught, and manage
to keep bathed, clothes washed, and feed themselves...
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David, We're Pregnant (Humor)
by Lynn Johnston
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Babies and Other Hazards of Sex : How to Make a Tiny Person in Only 9
Months With Tools You Probably Have Around the Home
by Dave Barry
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Shakespeare's Images of Pregnancy
by Elizabeth Merilynne Sacks
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Sex, Nursery Rhymes, and Other Evils : A Look at the Bizarre, Amusing,
Sometimes Shocking Advice of Victorian Childcare Experts
by Peter Marshall
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