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What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section 2004. An important new booklet from the Maternity Center Association. Download a pdf version at http://www.maternitywise.org/cesareanbooklet/ . Also available soon at http://www.maternitywise.org/bookstore.

The Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative. From the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS). Available at http://www.motherfriendly.org/MFCI/.    

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Childbirth Education: Recommended Reading
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Armstrong, Penny and Sheryl Feldman, A Wise Birth, 1990.
Balaskas, Janet & Arthur, Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally , 1992.
Baldwin, Rahima, Pregnant Feelings: Developing Trust in Birth, 1986. Special Delivery, 1986. 
Cohen, Nancy Wainer, Silent Knife , 1983.
England, Pam & Rob Horowitz,  Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation, 1998.
Harper, Barbara,  Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions, 1994.
Kitzinger, Sheila, The Year After Childbirth , 1996 .
Kitzinger, Sheila,  Your Baby Your Way, 1987.
Klaus, Marshall and Phyllis,  The Amazing Newborn, 2000.
Kleiman, Karen and Valerie Raskin,  This Isn't What I Expected, 1994.
Leach, Penelope,  Your Baby and Child, 1997.
Nilssen, Lennart,  A Child is Born, 1990.
Noble, Elizabeth, Having Twins and More , 2003.
Odent, Michel, Birth Reborn , 1994.
Olkin Klein, Sylvia, Positive Pregnancy Fitness, 1987.
Silva, Alicia M.,Preventing and Managing Back Pain During Pregnancy,2004.
Simkin, Penny, The Birth Partner, 2001.
Simkin, Penny, Whalley & Keppler, Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn, 2001.
Ward, Elizabeth M., Pregnancy Nutrition: Good Health for You and Your Baby, 1998.

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READINGS FOR BACE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR TRAINING PROGRAM

THE REQUIRED READING SELECTIONS ARE LISTED IN BOLD TYPE. Listings in plain print are supplemental reading. Although newest editions are listed, older versions are usually acceptable.

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Required Summer Reading:
Wertz, Dorothy & Richard, Lying-In: A History of Childbirth in America , 1989.
Odent, Michel,Birth Reborn , 1994.
Simkin, Penny, Whalley & Keppler, Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn , 2001.

The following books should be read before the first study group:
Balaskas, Janet & Arthur, Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally , 1992.
Gaskin, Ina May, Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth , 2003.
Kitzinger, Sheila, Rediscovering Birth , 2001.
Sears, William,  The Birth Book : Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth , 1994.

An updated book on natural therapies for pregnancy such as:
Moskowitz, Richard, Homeopathic Medicines for Pregnancy and Childbirth , 1992.
Romm, Aviva Jill, The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition and Other Holistic Choices , 2003.
Weed, Susun ,  Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Wise Woman Herbal Series, Book 1), 1986.

A book on fathering, such as:
Heinowitz, Jack, Pregnant Fathers - Entering Parenthood Together , 2001.
Brott, Armin, The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be , 2001.

Reference and supplemental books for the first study group:
England, Pam & Rob Horowitz,  Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation, 1998.
Frye, Anne, Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year, 6th edition, 1997.
Lieberman, Adrienne, Easing Labor Pain, 1992.
Oxorn, Harry, Human Labor and Birth, 1998.
Noble, Elizabeth, Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year – 4th Edition, 2003.
Somer, Elizabeth, Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy, 2002.
Varney, Helen, Varney’s Midwifery, 2003.

Required readings for the second study group:
Cohen, Nancy Wainer, Silent Knife , 1983.
Davis, Elizabeth, Hearts and Hands , 3rd edition, 1997.
Goer, Henci, The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth , 1999.
Simkin, Penny, The Birth Partner , 2001.
Sutton, Jean, & Pauline Scott, Understanding and Teaching Optimal Foetal Positioning , 1996.

Reference and supplemental books for the second study group:
Goer, Henci, Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities , 1995.
Korte, Diana, The VBAC Companion , 1998.
Korte, Diana & Roberta Scaer, A Good Birth, A Safe Birth , 1992.
Noble, Elizabeth, Having Twins and More , 2003.

The following books should be read before the third study group:
Freedman, Lois, Birth as a Healing Experience , 1999.
Ilse, Sherokee, Presenting Unexpected Outcomes , 1989.
Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen et al, The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood , 2001.
Kitzinger, Sheila, The Year After Childbirth , 1996 .
Klaus, Marshall & Phyllis, Your Amazing Newborn , 2000.
Placksin, Sally,Mothering the New Mother , 2000.
Sichel, Deborah, & Jeanne Watson Driscoll, Women’s Moods, 2000.
Romeo, Cathy, & Claudia Panuthos,Ended Beginnings , 1984.

Reference and Supplemental books for the third study group:
Bing, Elisabeth & Libby Coleman, Laughter and Tears , 1997.
Ilse, Sherokee, Empty Arms , 2000.
Lamott, Anne, Operating Instructions , 1994.
Northrup, Christiane, Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom , 1998.
Romm, Aviva Jill, Natural Health After Birth , 2002.
Small, Meredith, Our Babies, Ourselves , 1999.
Zunin, Leonard M. & Hilary Stanton, The Art of Condolence, What to Write, What to Say, What to Do at a Time of Loss , 1992.

OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL BOOKS . . . on the history and development of childbirth practices and childbirth education and other related topics:
Arms, Suzanne, Immaculate Deception II – Myth, Magic and Birth , 1994.
Davis-Floyd, Robbie, Birth as an American Rite of Passage , 1993.
Bradley, Robert,Husband-Coached Childbirth, 1996
Dick-Read, Grantly, Childbirth Without Fear , 2004
Gaskin, Ina May, Spiritual Midwifery – 4th Edition, 2002.
Odent, Michel, The Scientification of Love , 1999.
Wagner, Marsden, Pursuing the Birth Machine , 1994.