BIRTH BOOKS
Birth Books:
Bolded titles are available in the ABN library for members to check out.
Adventures in Natural Childbirth: Tales from Women on the Joys, Fears, Pleasures, and Pains of Giving Birth Naturally by Diana Korte & Roberta Scaer
Active Birth by Janet Balaskas
Alternative Birth: The Complete Guide by Carl Jones
Birth After Cesarean by Bruce Flamm
Birth As An American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd
Birth At Home by Sheila Kitzinger
The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth by William & Martha Sears
Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta by Ina May Gaskin
Birth Over 35 by Sheila Kitzinger
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
Birth Reborn by Dr. Michel Odent
Birth Without Violence by Frederick Leboyer
Birthing From Within by Pam England
Birthing Normally by Gayle Peterson
Chilbirth and Authoritative Knowledge by Robbie Davis Floyd
Childbirth Wisdom: From the World's Oldest Societies by Judith Goldsmith
Childbirth With Insight by Elizabeth Noble
Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read
Complementary Therapies for Pregnancy and Childbirth by Denise Tiran and Sue Mack
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
Creating Your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and Empowering Birth by Marsden Wagner & Stephanie Gunning
The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth by Marshall Klaus, John Kennell, & Phyllis Klaus
An Easier Childbirth by Gayle Peterson
Easing Labor Pain by Adrienne Lieberman
Ended Beginnings: Healing Childbearing Losses by Claudia Panuthos & Catherine Romeo
The Farmer and the Obstetrician by Michel Odent
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Dr. Sarah J. Buckley
Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper R.N.
Giving Birth: Alternatives in Childbirth by Barbara Katz-Rothman
A Good Birth, A Safe Birth: Choosing and Having the Birthing Experience You Want by Korte & Scaer
A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Enkin, Keirse, & Chalmers
Having Twins by Elizabeth Noble
Having a Baby, Naturally: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirthby Peggy O’Mara, Wendy Ponte, & Jackie Facciolo
Healing Yourself During Pregnancy by Joy Gardner
Heart & Hands by Elizabeth Davis
Home Birth by Alice Gilgoff
Homebirth and Other Alternatives to Hospital by Sheila Kitzinger
Homeopathic Medicines for Pregnancy and Childbirth by Richard Moskowitz, M.D.
Human Labor and Birth by Harry Oxorn-Foote
Hypnobirthing: The Mongan Method by Marie Mongan
Immaculate Deception by Suzanne Arms
Immaculate Deception II by Suzanne Arms
In Labor: Women and Power in the Birth Place by Barbara Katz-Rothman
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Labor of Love: Mothers Share the Joy of Childbirth by Judith Zimmerman
The Labor Progress Handbook by Penny Simkin
Listening to Mothers II - United States Survey of Mothers
Lying In: A History of Childbirth by Richard & Dorothy Wertz
Midwifery and Childbirth in America by Janet Rooks
Mind Over Labor by Carl Jones
Mothering Multiples by Karen Gromada
Mothering the Mother: How a Doula Can Help You Have A Shorter,Easier and Healthier Birth by Klaus, Kennell, & Klaus
Mothering the New Mother: Women's Feelings and Needs After Childbirth by Sally Placksin
Motherprayer: The Pregnant Woman's Spiritual Companion by Tikva Frymer-Kensky
Myles' Textbook for Midwives by Myles
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg
The Nurturing Touch at Birth by Paulina Perez
Obstetrical Myths vs. Research Realities by Henci Goer
The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence by Judith Lothian and Charlotte DeVries
Pregnancy and birth: The Best Evidence: Making decisions that are right for you and your baby by Pittman and Barrett
The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month, Everything You Need to Know From America's Baby Experts by Martha Sears, William Sears, & Linda Hughey
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, & Ann Keppler
The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide to Your Emotional Well-Being During Pregnancy and Early Motherhood by Jennifer Louden
The Premature Baby Handbook by Helen Harrison
Preparing for Birth with Yoga by Janet Balaskas
Pursuing the Birth Machine by Marsden Wagner
Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) by Nancy Wainer Cohen & Lois J. Estner
Special Women: How a Labor Assistant Makes Birth Safer, More Satisfying and Less Expensive by Paulina Perez
Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler, MPH
Tentative Pregnancy by Barbara Katz-Rothman
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
Trust Your Body! Trust Your Baby! - Essays edited by Andrea Frank Henkart
Vegetarian Pregnancy by Sharon Yntema
The Very Important Pregnancy Program by Gail Brewer
Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year by Anne Frye
The VBAC Companion by Diana Korte
Water Birth: A Midwife's Perspective by Susan Napierala
Water Birth: The Concise Guide to Using Water During Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy by Janet Balaskas
Waterbirth Handbook by Dr. Gober Lichy & Eileen Herzberg
Welcoming Your Second Baby by Vicki Lansky
What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know by Gail Brewer
When Survivors Give Birth by Penny Simkin & Phyllis Klaus
When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads by Barbara Luke
A Wise Birth by Penny Armstrong
Women Giving Birth by Rees, Limburg & Smolders
Yoga for Pregnancy by Sandra Jordan
Your Baby, Your Way by Sheila Kitzinger
ABN Lending Library Information:
Every member may check out one book and one movie at a time.
Please contact Betsy Alger for more information about the library or to check out a book or movie between meetings.
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