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recommended books
 
   
 
Birthing From Within
by Pam England and Rob Horowitz
Partera Press, 1998

Lying-In, A History of Childbirth in America
by Richard W. Wertz and Dorothy C. Wertz
Yale University Press, 1977

The Birth Partner
by Penny Simkin
The Harvard Common Press, 2001
 
The Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
by Sheila Kitzinger
Alfred A. Knopf, 1999
 
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
by Susan McCutcheon
A Plume/Penguin Book, 1996

The Complete Homeopathy Handbook

by Miranda Castro
St. Martin's Griffin, 1991
   
Immaculate Deception II
by Suzanne Arms
Celestial Arts, 1994
 
The Doula Book
by Marshall Klaus, John Kennell, and Phyllis Klaus
Perseus Publishing, 2002
 
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
by Ina May Gaskin
Bantam Books, 2003
 
Spiritual Midwifery, 4th Edition
by Ina May Gaskin
Book Publishing Company, 2001
 
Sit Up and Take Notice
by Pauline Scott
Great Scott Publications, 2003
 
Optimal Foetal Positioning
by Jean Sutton and Pauline Scott
Birth Concepts, 1996
 
Silent Knife
by Nancy Wainer
Bergin & Garvey, 1983
 
Open Season

by Nancy Wainer
Bergin & Garvey, 1991

Welcome With Love
by Jenni Overend
Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2000

Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali
by Kris Holloway
Waveland Press, 2006

The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
Picador, 1998
   
Birth Reborn
by Michel Odent
Birth Works, 1994
 
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
by Henci Goer
The Berkeley Publishing Group, 1999
 
After the Baby's Birth: A Woman's Way to Wellness: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women
by Robin Lim
Ten Speed Press, 2001

The Baby Book
by William and Martha Sears
Little, Brown and Company, 2003
 
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year
by Susun S. Weed
Ash Tree Publishing, 1986
 
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
by La Leche League International
Penguin Books, 1997

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Circumcision
by Paul M. Fleiss, MD
Warner Books, Inc., 2002

The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost
by Jean Liedloff
Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1986
 

Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
by Alfie Kohn
Atria, 2006
 

Nourishing Traditions: A Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Doctocrats
by Sally Fallon
NewTrends Publishing, Inc., 1999

You Are Your Child's First Teacher (Early Years)
by Rahima Baldwin
Hawthorn Press Ltd., 2006

Natural Childhood: The First Practical and Holistic Guide for Parents of the Developing
by John Thomson
Simon & Shuster, 1995

The Sun Egg
by Elsa Beskow
Floris Books, 1993