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Pregnancy is full of unknowns, whether it is your first or eighth time around. You may be bombarded with words you don't know and feelings you have never felt.

When it comes to one of the most important times in your life, you deserve to be as informed as possible. So, have you considered hiring a doula?

Whether you're having your baby in a hospital or at home, a doula will provide the information you need to make the best decisions about your pregnancy and birth and will support you and your decisions without judgment.

Every pregnant woman deserves a doula!

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Reading List

The following is a list of books that I recommend you read while you are learning about your pregnancy, labor and birth options.

Labor and Birth

  • The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
  • Hypnobirthing by Marie Mongan
  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
  • Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon
  • Active Birth by Janet Balaskas
  • Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
  • Birthing From Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Peggy Simkin, et al
  • Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein
  • The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth by Penny Simkin
  • The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth by Marshall Klaus, Phyllis Klaus and John Kennell
  • Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
  • A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer
  • Mothering the Mother by Marhall Klaus, Phyllis Klaus and John Kennell

Pregnancy

  • The Pregnancy Book by William and Martha Sears

Baby Care

  • The Baby Book by William, Martha, Robert and James Sears
  • The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp
  • The Attachment Parenting Book by William and Martha Sears
  • The Fussy Baby Book by William and Martha Sears
  • The Vaccine Book by Robert Sears
  • What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Childhood Vaccinations by Stephanie Cave and Deborah Mitchell

Breastfeeding

  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
  • Bestfeeding by Renfrew, Fisher and Arms
  • The Breastfeeding Book by William and Martha Sears
  • The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins

Postpartum Care

  • The Year After Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
  • Birth As a Healing Experience: The Emotional Journey of Pregnancy Through Postpartum by Lois Freedman
  • Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety by Linda Sebastian

Examining Maternity Care in the United States

  • Pushed by Jennifer Block
  • Born in the USA by Marsden Wagner

VBAC & Cesarean

  • The Silent Knife by Nancy Wainer Cohen and Lois J. Estner
  • The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother’s Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean by Diana Korte

I also recommend watching the following DVD’s…

  • Gentle Birth Choices
  • The Business of Being Born
  • Orgasmic Birth