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Birth Books
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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as birth)
avg rating 4.36 — 33,843 ratings — published 2003
The Birth Partner (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as birth)
avg rating 4.32 — 8,403 ratings — published 1989
Spiritual Midwifery (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as birth)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,706 ratings — published 1975
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as birth)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,308 ratings — published 1998
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as birth)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,924 ratings — published 2007
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as birth)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,913 ratings — published 2002
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as birth)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,222 ratings — published 1999
HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as birth)
avg rating 3.77 — 8,479 ratings — published 1998
Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as birth)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,048 ratings — published
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (medically updated)
by (shelved 39 times as birth)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,261 ratings — published 1984
Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as birth)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,618 ratings — published 1959
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as birth)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,336 ratings — published 2005
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as birth)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,961 ratings — published 2006
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised)
by (shelved 32 times as birth)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,136 ratings — published 1980
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as birth)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,984 ratings — published
The Doula Book: How A Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have A Shorter, Easier, And Healthier Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as birth)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,317 ratings — published 2002
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding: From the Nation's Leading Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as birth)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,236 ratings — published 2009
The Birth House (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as birth)
avg rating 4.04 — 46,376 ratings — published 2006
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as birth)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,959 ratings — published 1984
Heart and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as birth)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,084 ratings — published 1981
Gentle Birth Choices (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as birth)
avg rating 4.15 — 902 ratings — published 1991
Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as birth)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,052 ratings — published 2018
The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as birth)
avg rating 4.58 — 372 ratings — published 2000
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as birth)
avg rating 4.29 — 55,083 ratings — published 2013
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as birth)
avg rating 4.44 — 299 ratings — published 2004
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as birth)
avg rating 4.19 — 79,149 ratings — published 2002
Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Birth Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as birth)
avg rating 4.13 — 550 ratings — published 2010
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as birth)
avg rating 3.82 — 61,432 ratings — published 1984
Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as birth)
avg rating 4.27 — 328 ratings — published 1992
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as birth)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,786 ratings — published 2016
Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as birth)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,449 ratings — published 2012
Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as birth)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,149 ratings — published 2009
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as birth)
avg rating 4.55 — 13,257 ratings — published 1995
Husband-Coached Childbirth: The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as birth)
avg rating 3.65 — 2,628 ratings — published 1974
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as birth)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,328 ratings — published 1985
The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as birth)
avg rating 3.46 — 3,780 ratings — published
The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as birth)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,747 ratings — published 1994
Birth without Violence: Revised Edition of the Classic (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as birth)
avg rating 4.08 — 755 ratings — published 1974
Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as birth)
avg rating 4.29 — 634 ratings — published 2006
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom With Modern Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as birth)
avg rating 4.50 — 910 ratings — published
Holistic Midwifery: A Comprehensive Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice, Vol. 1: Care During Pregnancy (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as birth)
avg rating 4.56 — 305 ratings — published 1995
Birth Reborn : What Childbirth Should Be (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as birth)
avg rating 4.40 — 539 ratings — published 1976
Midwives (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as birth)
avg rating 4.00 — 163,341 ratings — published 1997
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as birth)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,341 ratings — published 1958
Rediscovering Birth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as birth)
avg rating 4.24 — 264 ratings — published 2000
The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition, and Other Holistic Choices (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as birth)
avg rating 4.08 — 747 ratings — published 1997
The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as birth)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,621 ratings — published
Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as birth)
avg rating 3.57 — 1,512 ratings — published
A Child is Born (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as birth)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,452 ratings — published 1973
Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as birth)
avg rating 4.51 — 5,076 ratings — published 2018
“Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers.”
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“Men were created before women. ... But that doesn't prove their superiority – rather, it proves ours, for they were born out of the lifeless earth in order that we could be born out of living flesh. And what's so important about this priority in creation, anyway? When we are building, we lay foundations on the ground first, things of no intrinsic merit or beauty, before subsequently raising up sumptuous buildings and ornate palaces. Lowly seeds are nourished in the earth, and then later the ravishing blooms appear; lovely roses blossom forth and scented narcissi.”
― The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
― The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
