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Recommended Reading list:

  • Active Birth  by Janet Balaskas

  • The Baby Book:  Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby — From Birth to Age Two  by William Sears

  • The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth  by William Sears

  • Birthing From Within  by Pam England, R. Horowitz

  • Becoming a Father: How to Nurture & Enjoy Your Family  by William Sears

  • The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child From Birth Through Weaning  by William Sears

  • Childbirth Without Fear by Michael Odent & Grantly Dick-Read

  • Comfort Measures for Childbirth  by Penny Simkin

  • The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth  by Skelia Kitzinger

  • Creating Your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and Empowering Birth  by Marsden Wagner, MD, MS

  • The Fussy Baby: How to Bring Out the Best in Your High-Need Child  by William Sears

  • Gentle Birth Choices  by Barbara Harper, RN

  • Green Babies, Sage Moms: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby  by Lynda Fassa

  • The Happiest Baby on the Block  by Harvey Karp, MD

  • How to Get You Baby to Sleep: America’s Foremost Baby and Childcare Experts Answer the Most Frequently Asked Questions  by Martha Sears

  • How to Raise a Healty Child…In Spite of Your Doctor  by Robert S. Mendelsohn, MD

  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth  by Ina May Gaskin

  • Immaculate Deception II: A Fresh Look at Childbirth  by Suzanne Arms

  • Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg

  • Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep  by William Sears

  • The No-cry Sleep Solution  by Elizabeth Pantley

  • The Pink Kit  Common Knowledge Trust

  • The Pregnancy Book: A Month-By-Month Guide  by William Sears

  • Pregnancy Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide  by Penny Simkin

  • Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care  by Jennifer Block

  • Mothering Magazine’s Having a Baby Naturally: The Mothering Magazine Guide To Pregnancy and Childbirth  by Jackie Facciolo and Wendy Ponte

  • The Secret Life of the Unborn Child  by Thomas Verny, MD, and John Kelly

  • The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth  by Henci Goer

  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Teresa Pitman

  • Welcome With Love  by Jenni Overend

  • What Every Parent Should Know About Childhood Immunizations  by Jamie Murphy

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