Natural Birth


Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
Spiritual Midwifery
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
AMANI Birth: Assisting Mothers for Active, Natural, Instinctive Birth
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
Birth Matters:  A Midwife's Manifesta
A Midwife in Amish Country: Celebrating God's Gift of Life
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
The Birth Partner
Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
Milk and Mystery: On Breastfeeding and the Theology of the Body: Catholic for a Reason IV
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May GaskinYour Pregnancy and Childbirth by American College of Obstetr...Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May GaskinThe Midwife by Jennifer WorthThe Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
Birthy Goodness
17 books — 13 voters
Birth {f*ck yeah} An Honest Guide to Natural, Epidural & Caes... by Sonia KillikChildbirth Wisdom from the World's Oldest Societies by Judith Goldsmith
Best Books for Childbirth
2 books — 2 voters

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May GaskinSpiritual Midwifery by Ina May GaskinBirthing from Within by Pam EnglandThe Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci GoerBaby Catcher by Peggy Vincent
Birth Books of Importance
102 books — 126 voters
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci GoerPregnancy After Preeclampsia by Madison  LeeEnlightened Pregnancy by Luisa MagarianBirth {f*ck yeah} An Honest Guide to Natural, Epidural & Caes... by Sonia KillikLaboring Well by Elizabeth     Allen
Natural Hospital Birth Books
11 books — 8 voters

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah J. BuckleyThe Attachment Parenting Book  by Martha SearsPeace, Love and Khaki Socks by Kim LockBaby-led Weaning by Gill RapleyThe Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff
Bellabirth
24 books — 6 voters

Maha Al Musa
“ Birth is experiential. You have to experience it to fully know it. An exercise such as Bellydance for birth embraced during pregnancy can act as a purposeful tool to help a woman before she steps in through the gateway of birth. One of the key elements of the birth dance is that it can help bridge the gap between the primal brain (which knows how to give birth) and the modern woman (who may need to be reminded of her instinctual capacity), assisting her to claim back her most basic and inherent ...more ”
― Maha Al Musa, Dance of the Womb - The Essential Guide to Belly Dance for Pregnancy and Birth

Maha Al Musa
“ The smooth undulating movements of Bellydance for birth aid a woman's ability to deal with her labour in an opening rather than restrictive fashion. The soothing rocking motions of the circular, figure 8 and spiral movements set the scene for a birthing woman to flow with the natural rhythms of her labouring body - to become connected not only to nature and the universe but deeply bonded to her baby within. ...more ”
― Maha Al Musa, Dance of the Womb - The Essential Guide to Belly Dance for Pregnancy and Birth

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Q&A with Leonie Macdonald Birth Journeys Author ...April 07, 2012 to May 07, 2012...
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