Childbirth Education Resources

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Active Birth: the New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally 
by Janet Balaskas, 1992.

Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions (3rd edition)
by Penny Simkin, 2007.

Birthing From Within
by Pam England and Rob Horowitz, 1998.

Easing Labor Pain: The Complete Guide to a More Comfortable and Rewarding Birth
Adrienne Lieberman, 1992.

Easy Labor: Every Woman's Guide to Choosing Less Pain and More Joy During Childbirth
by William Camann and Kathryn Alexander, 2006.

Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year
by Elizabeth Noble, 2003.

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
by Ina May Gaskin, 2003.

The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition, and Other Holistic Choices
by Aviva Jill Romm, 2003.

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth
by Boston Women’s Health Book Collection 2008.

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (4th edition)
by Penny Simkin, April Bolding, Ann Keppler, Janelle Durham and Janet Whalley, 2010.

Pregnancy Nutrition: Good Health for You and Your Baby
by Elizabeth M. Ward, 1998.

Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC)
by Nancy Wainer Cohen, 1983.

The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth
by Henci Goer, 1999.

The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
by Diana Korte, 1997.

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Centers for Disease Control: info and statistical resource pertaining to birth and much more.

Childbirth Connection: an amazing website full of hours of great evidence-based information on pregnancy and birth. Also home of the Listening to Mothers survey and the Guide to Effective Practice in Maternity Care.

The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services: an excellent site for information on informed decisions, finding out if your chosen birthing place is truly mother-friendly (you may be surprised at what you find out!), and evidence based info on breastfeeding and interventions.

Gentle Birth: Created by a homebirth midwife, this site provides information that will help families have a safe, gentle, positive birth experience.

Lamaze International: website page with links to many helpful articles, including Ten Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy, Ten Tips for a Normal Birth

March of Dimes: Medical and health information from conception through birth, including information about prenatal testing, birth defects, prematurity, and much more. You can request a free copy of MAMA their pregnancy magazine as well as other products.

Midwifery Today: articles/info on birth from the midwives perspective and natural birth.