Birth


Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
The Birth Partner
Spiritual Midwifery
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method
Birth Matters:  A Midwife's Manifesta
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (medically updated)
Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised)
This I Know by Eldonna EdwardsThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisThe Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
Separated at Birth
68 books — 36 voters
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May GaskinBirthing from Within by Pam EnglandThe Birth Partner by Penny SimkinSpiritual Midwifery by Ina May GaskinWise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun S. Weed
Great Books for Doulas
92 books — 20 voters

Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela DruckermanBreathe, Sleep, Thrive by Shereen LimYour Baby and Child by Penelope LeachCommando Dad by Neil SinclairCommando Dad by Neil Sinclair
Incipient Parenthood
7 books — 2 voters
Captain Pugwash and the Birthday Party by John RyanHappy Birthday, Bad Kitty by Nick BruelThe Birthday Girl by Robert RushBirthpyre by Larry BrandSlappy Birthday to You by R.L. Stine
"Birth"
378 books — 15 voters

Ina May Gaskin
“ Remember this, for it is as true and true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body. ”
― Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

“ REMEMBER YOUR GREATNESS Before you were born, And were still too tiny for The human eye to see, You won the race for life From among 250 million competitors. And yet, How fast you have forgotten Your strength, When your very existence Is proof of your greatness. You were born a winner, A warrior, One who defied the odds By surviving the most gruesome Battle of them all. And now that you are a giant, Why do you even doubt victory Against smaller numbers, And wider margins? The only walls that ex ...more ”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

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