Education is the first key to a healthy pregnancy and positive birth experience. We recommend the following essential reading for every expecting family:
Essential Reading From Our Library
A thorough new mother guide (at least one of the following)
- Kitzinger, The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (revised)
- Simkin, Whalley, & Keppler, Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, The Complete Guide (revised)
- Douglas, The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth and Everything In Between (US or Canadian Version)
A comprehensive, well researched book on birth (at least one of the following)
- Harper, Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About
Birthing Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, Hospital Births
- Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
- Peterson, An Easier Childbirth: A Mother's Guide for Birthing Normally
- Goer, The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Essential reading for dads/partners
- Simkin, The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman through
Childbirth, 2nd edition
A Reliable breastfeeding guide
- Huggins & Lawrence, The Nursing Mother's Companion (4th Edition)
- Mohrbacher, Stock, & Newton, The Breastfeeding Answer Book 3 rd Edition
- Newman & Pitman, The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers
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