Choosing the right childbirth books to read is so very important. Not only can the books you choose provide you with factual information, but they can influence crucial decisions you make about birth.
The next nine months is all new territory. Even if you’ve already brought tiny humans into the world, no two pregnancies are alike. While the thought of food may have turned your stomach during your first pregnancy, your second baby may have you eating everything in sight. And if you’ve never experienced pregnancy before, you are sure to wonder what is normal and what is not.
There are many websites and apps dedicated to pregnancy and birth topics, but there’s something comforting about having a stack of physical pregnancy books to flip through and reread during your nine-month adventure.
- Birthing from Within: by Pam England
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
- Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
- Birth Matters: A Midwife’s Manifesta by Ina May Gaskin
- Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding
- Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood by Erica Chidi Cohen
- What Does a Doula Do? by Kim Turton
- Birth Reborn by Michel Odent
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Diana West
- Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize
- HypnoBirthing by Marie F. Mongan
- Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
- The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
- Childbirth without Fear : The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth by Grantly Dick-Read
- The Mama Bamba Way: The power and pleasure of natural childbirth by Robyn Sheldon
- The Basic Needs of a Woman in Labour by Ruth Ehrhardt
- New Active Birth by Janet Balaskas
- The Waterbirth Book by Janet Balaskas