These are the books that I have on childbirth that are especially noteworthy:
A Book for Midwives
A manual for traditional birth attendants and community midwives
by Susan Klein
The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Birth Companions
by Penny Simkin
The American Way of Birth
by Jessica Mitford
Homebirth
by Sheila Kitzinger
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
by Sheila Kitzinger
Immaculate Deception II
by Suzanne Arms
A Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
by Henci Goer
Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities
by Henci Goer
Birth as An American Rite of Passage
by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
Hearts and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
by Elizabeth Davis
Special Delivery
by Rahima Baldwin
The Naturally Healthy Pregnancy
by Shonda Parker
The Five Standards for Safe Childbearing
by David Stewart
Emergency Childbirth
by Gregory White
(I printed my copy on my printer from an internet link but I can't seem to find a good link anymore.)
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg
Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally
by Janet Balaskas
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
by Ina May
I have found some of the above books on paperbackswap.com for free! No kidding! Homebirth, The American Way of Birth, The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth and others. I really didn't expect to find such treasures on paperbackswap but they're out there!
Please share what books you've found helpful with childbirth!
1 comment:
Thanks so much Freida! Keni got A Book for Midwives and Heart and Hands in the mail last week. We will have to check out some of the others you suggested.
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