Heart of Birth

With the overwhelming abount of books out there on pregnancy and childbirth, how do you know what's worth reading and what isn't? And how can you keep from falling into relying on book knowledge, and not inner knowledge? Here are a few books I reccomend that will give you clear, concice information, without trying to scare you or talk down to you. These are books that will help you in your path to parenthood, while supporting that it is your path, not the author's. Links will open in a new window.

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth ~ KitzingerThe Thinking Woman's Guide To Better Birth ~ GoerPregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn ~ Simkin et alThe Doula Book ~ Klaus et alThe Waterbirth Book ~ BalaskasINa May's Guide to Childbirth ~ GaskinActive Birth ~ BalaskasThe Birth Partner ~ SimkinA Good Birth, A Safe Birth ~ Korte Everyday Blessings ~ ZinnThe Birth Book ~ SearsThe Baby Book ~ SearsPregnant Woman's Comfort Book ~ LoudenWomanly Art of Breastfeeding ~ LLLNursing Mother's Companion ~ Huggins

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