Books
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Mothering Magazine
Midwifery Today
"When you have come to the edge
Of all the light you know
And are about to step off
Into the darkness of the unknown,
Faith is knowing that,
One of two things will happen:
There will be something
Solid to stand on
Or you will be taught how to fly."
- Patrick Overter
Lending Library
The following books are part of my in-home personal library and are available to all of my clients. Only one book may be loaned out at a time per client and all books must be returned by your postpartum visit. If there is a * symbol next to a book name, then that book is currently loaned out and is unavailable.
The Doula Book
by Klaus, Klaus, and Kennell
The Birth Partner
by Penny Simkin
The Natural Pregnancy Book
by Aviva Jill Romm
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year
by Susan S. Weed
The Complete Organic Pregnancy
by Dolan & Zissu
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
by Simkin, Whalley and Keppler
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
revised, by Kitizinger
Our Bodies, Ourselves,For the New Century
The Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdon
by Christiane Northrup, M.D.
A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Third Edition
Spiritual Midwifery
by Ina May Gaskin
Hearts and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
by Elizabeth Davis
Gentle Birth Choices
by Barbara Harper
Born In The USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First
by Marsden Wagner
Birth as an American Rite of Passage
by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
Emergency Childbirth
by Gregory White
Unassisted Childbirth
Laura Shanley
Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally
by Janet Balaskas
An Easier Childbirth
Gayle Peterson
Birthing From Within
by England and Horowitz
HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method
by Marie F. Mongan
The Bradley Method of Childbirth, Husband Coached Childbirth
by Robert A. Bradley
What Every Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section
Childbirth Connection
The Nursing Mother's Companion
by Huggins and Lawrence
The Breastfeeding Book
by Martha & William Sears
Adventures in Tandem Nursing
by Hilary Flower
The Baby Book
by Martha & William Sears
How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor
by Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D.
The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers
by Elizabeth Pantley
The Discipline Book
by Martha & William Sears
The Happiest Toddler on the Block
by Harvery Karp, M.D.
*The following books are not part of my lending library but are also very good books to read.*
The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month
by Sears
Inner Beauty, Inner Light:Yoga for Pregnant Women
by Frederick Leboyer
Birth:The Suprising History of How We Are Born
by Tina Cassidy
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
by Ina May Gaskin
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
by Henci Goer
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers
by Newman and Pitman
Nursing Mother, Working Mother
by Pryor & Huggins
The Attachment Parenting Book: A Common Sense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby
by William & Martha Sears
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
by Toni Weschler
