I’m about to meet a pregnant friend for coffee tonight to Impose My Views On Her. Actually, I’m just going to offer to lend her most of the books in my library and try to convince her to hire a doula.
Thought you’d like to know what I’m recommending.
- The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer.
- Obstetric Myths and Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature by Henci Goer.
- Husband-Coached Childbirth by Robert A. Bradley.
- Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally by Janet Balaskas.
- The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman through Childbirth by Penny Simkin.
- The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger.
- The Power of Pleasurable Childbirth by Laurie A. Morgan.
- Heart and Hands: A Midwife’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth. by Elizabeth Davis.
- Emergency Childbirth: A Manual by Gregory J. White.
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, La Leche League’s manual.
- Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing by Sheila M. Kippley.
- So That’s What They’re For! The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide by Janet Tamaro.
- The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff.
- The Baby Book by William Sears.
- Infant Potty Training by Laurie Boucke.
Granola, anyone?
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