recommended reading
Pregnancy & Birth
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, Gaskin, I.M.
- Beginning Life, Flanagan, G.L.
- Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, Balaskas, J.
- Pregnancy and Birth: The Best Evidence, Barrett, J. and T. Pitman
- Having A Baby Naturally, O’Mara, P.
- Nurturing the Unborn Child, Verny, T and R. Weintraub
- The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, Kitzinger, S.
- The Birth Partner, Simkin, P.
- Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year, Noble, E.
- Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, Keppler, A., P. Simkin and J. Whalley
- Birthing From Within, England, P. & R. Horowitz, Rob.
Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers, Mohrbacher & Kendall-Tackett
- Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding, Newman, J. and T. Pitman
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, La Leche League
Parenting
- Unconditional Parenting, Kohn, A.
- The Mind of Your Newborn Baby, Chamberlain, D.
- Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids, Hart, S.
- How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen, and Listen so your Kids will Talk, Faber, A. & E. Mazlish
- The Science of Parenting, Sunderland, M.
- Natural Baby, Balaskas, J.
- Raising Children Compassionately, Rosenberg, M.
- Mothering Magazine Supplement: Babywearing 101
- Natural Family Living, O’Mara, P.
- Siblings without Rivalry, Faber, A. & E. Mazlish
Sleep
- The Family Bed, Thevenin, T.
- Three in a Bed, Deborah J.
- Night-Time Parenting, Sears, Dr W.
- Good Nights: The Happy Parent’s Guide, Gordon, Dr J. & M. Goodavage
- Mothering Magazine Supplement: Co-sleeping Reprint