RECOMMENDED READING

Articles
For An Easier Birth, Stop Thinking About It
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Implied Consent Article from Birth Monopoly
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You're Not Allowed to Not Allow Me Article from Birth Monopoly
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Books
When possible, look for the most current edition.
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Active Birth By Janet Balaskas

Baby Catcher By Peggy Vincent

Beyond The Sling By Mayim Bialik, Ph.D

Birthing Normally By Gayle Peterson

Birthing Normally After A Cesarean Or Two  By Helene Vadeboncoeur

The Birth Partner By Penny Simpkin

The Black Woman’s Guide to Breastfeeding: The Definitive Guide to Nursing for African American Mothers
by Katherine Barber 

Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers By Nancy Mohrbacher, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett 

The Complete  Illustrated Pregnancy Companion By Robin Elise Weiss

Delivered by Midwives: African American Midwifery in the Twentieth-Century South, 1st Ed by Jenny M. Luke 

The Diary of a Midwife By Juliana van Olphen-Fehr

Doulas' Guide to Birthing Your Way By Jan S. Mallak
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Ended Beginnings By Claudia Panuthos and Catherine Romero

Gentle Birth Choices By Barbara Harper

Having Twins and More By Elizabeth Noble

Having Your Baby: For the Special Needs of Black Mothers-To-Be, from Conception to Newborn Care, 1st Edition by Dr. Hilda Hutcherson and Margaret Williams (2010 or later)

Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood by Eric Rosswood 

The Kind Mama By Alicia Silverstone

Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives, A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy & Childbirth By Deepak Chopra, M.D.

Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy By Mayo Clinic

Misconceptions By Naomi Wolf
 
The Mother of All Pregnancy Books  By Ann Douglas

The Nursing Mother's Companion By Kathleen Huggins

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn By Penny Simpkin, Janet Whalley, Ann Keppler 

Silent Knife By Nancy Wainer Cohen, Lois Estner

Rediscovering Birth By Sheila Kitzinger

Transformed by Postpartum Depression: Women's Stories of Trauma and Growth by Walker Karraa 

Your Amazing Newborn By Marshall H. Klaus, M.D., Phyllis H. Klaus, C.S.W., M.F.C.C.

Your Vegetarian Pregnancy By Dr. Holly Roberts

Where's the Mother?: Stories from a Transgender Dad by Trevor MacDonald 

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding By La Leche League International


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