Group Instructor
Reading Recommendations
Most of the following books are available in my lending library. They may be borrowed, at no charge, by participants in my childbirth preparation classes.
Many of these books are available for purchase through the Lamaze media center – www.lamazeinternational.org , from www.birthinternational.com or www.amazon.com
The Official Lamaze Guide – Giving Birth with Confidence by Judith Lothian &
Charlotte DeVries
Accountability in Nursing and Midwifery by Stephen Tilley and Roger Watson
Am I Allowed? by Beverley Beech
Breastfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You (2nd Edition) by Mary Renfrew,
Chloe Fish and Susanne Arms
Birthing From Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz
Birth Your Way by Sheila Kitzinger
Bonding by Klauss, Kennell, Klauss
Breastfeeding Matters (4th Edition) by Maureen Minchin
Breech Birth by Benna Waites
Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd
Birth: Conceiving, nurturing and giving birth to your baby by Catherine Price and
Sandra Robinson
Easing Labor Pain by Adrienne Lieberman
Episiotomy and the Second Stage of Labour by Sheila Kitzinger and Penny Simkin
Evidence for the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding by the World Health
Organization
Exercising Through Pregnancy by Dr. James Clapp
Fit & Pregnant – The Pregnant Woman's Guide to Exercise by Joan Marie Butler
Fit To Deliver – Pre Natal Fitness Program by Karen Nordahl, Susi Kerr & Carl
Petersen
Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley, MD
Healthy Eating During Pregnancy by Dr. Laura Riley & Stacey Nelson
Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding by Mary Kroeger
Induction – Do I Really Need It? by Sara Wickham – an AIMS Publication
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Let Birth Be Born Again by Jean Sutton
Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke
No "One Right Way" by Rodanthe Lipsett
Nausea and Vomiting in pregnancy by Denise Tiran
New Active Birth by Janet Balaskas
Obstetric Myths versus Research Realities by Henci Goer
Optimal Care in Childbirth by Goer and Romano
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn (4th Edition) by Penny Simkin
Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
The Caesarean by Michel Odent
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp, MD
The Labor Progress Handbook by Penny Simkin and Ruth Ancheta
The Midwife Companion by Andrea Robertson
The Mother of all Pregnancy Books by Ann Douglas
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
The Year After Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
Twins by Katrina Bowman and Louise Ryan
The Water Birth Book by Janet Balaskas
What every pregnant woman needs to know about Cesarean Section by
Maternity Centre Association
When Survivors Give Birth by Penny Simkin
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup, MD
Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall Klaus and Phyllis Klaus
