Natural Birth


Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
The Birth Partner
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
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
Birth Matters:  A Midwife's Manifesta
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding: From the Nation's Leading Midwife
A Midwife in Amish Country: Celebrating God's Gift of Life
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
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
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
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

A Leopard Never Changes its Spots by Hilary LawrenceThe Grass May Not Be Greener by Hilary LawrenceLoose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceGentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah J. BuckleyThe Attachment Parenting Book  by Martha Sears
Bellabirth
27 books — 15 voters
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

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
101 books — 125 voters

Adrienne  Carmack
With this pregnancy, unlike my others, I was fully aware of the possibility of blissful, painless, potentially even orgasmic, and fully natural, unmedicalized childbirth from the beginning. After reaching my second trimester, I was relaxing in the bath after my children had gone to sleep, when suddenly I felt a profound connection with the little girl within me. She communicated to me how this birth was going to go. How it was going to feel. In essence, I knew she would pass easily out of my bod ...more
Adrienne Carmack, Reclaiming My Birth Rights

Birth is as old as humanity itself. That means that simply by being human, you can birth. Your body will grow your baby and birth your baby all without you doing a single thing to make it happen. This isn't to say that certain things won't help it along and make it easier, but even without those things, you will birth. Your body knows how. It is your mindset and the culture that you live in that is the real obstacle to you actually getting a natural birth ...more
Carly Bonderud, Your Empowered Birth: Get The Birth You Want

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