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Spiritual Midwifery (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 6,767 ratings — published 1975
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.35 — 34,717 ratings — published 2003
HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as birthing)
avg rating 3.77 — 8,655 ratings — published 1998
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,232 ratings — published 1999
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,391 ratings — published 1998
The Birth Partner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 8,559 ratings — published 1989
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,014 ratings — published
Labor of Love: A Midwife's Memoir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.38 — 639 ratings — published 2008
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 10,386 ratings — published 1958
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 62,031 ratings — published 1984
Gentle Birth Choices (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 901 ratings — published 1991
Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,518 ratings — published 2012
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,924 ratings — published 2007
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 6,952 ratings — published 2002
Husband-Coached Childbirth: The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as birthing)
avg rating 3.65 — 2,654 ratings — published 1974
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (medically updated)
by (shelved 3 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,319 ratings — published 1984
The Frozen River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.37 — 637,144 ratings — published 2023
The Pull of the Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 3.95 — 90,559 ratings — published 2020
Welcome With Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.59 — 279 ratings — published 1999
Heart and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,089 ratings — published 1981
Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,149 ratings — published 2009
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,046 ratings — published 1984
Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,894 ratings — published 1999
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,976 ratings — published 2006
Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 3.71 — 16,818 ratings — published 2004
The Water Birth Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 4.22 — 91 ratings — published 1992
Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as birthing)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,639 ratings — published 1959
Raising a Baby the Government Way: Mothers' Letters to the Children's Bureau 1915 1932 (Douglass Series on Women's Lives & the Meaning of Gender)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.25 — 16 ratings — published 1986
Children at Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 3.82 — 17 ratings — published 1978
Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.30 — 6,465 ratings — published
Your Baby, Your Birth: Hypnobirthing Skills For Every Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,258 ratings — published
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,979 ratings — published 2016
Home Birth On Your Own Terms: A How To Guide For Birthing Unassisted (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.44 — 379 ratings — published
The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth: A Complete Labor and Childbirth Companion for Parents to Be (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 3.81 — 150 ratings — published
The Birth of Our New Baby: Including Children in Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published
My Mother Is the Strongest: A Story About Homebirth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.29 — 17 ratings — published
Our Water Baby (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.33 — 12 ratings — published 2006
At Work in the Field of Birth: Midwifery Narratives of Nature, Tradition, and Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 3.70 — 10 ratings — published 2007
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: The Smart Woman's Guide to VBAC (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 3.38 — 26 ratings — published 1996
Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.34 — 163 ratings — published 1995
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,337 ratings — published 1985
Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives: A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,130 ratings — published 2005
The German Midwife (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.21 — 37,496 ratings — published 2018
Self Hypnosis: Creating Your Own Destiny (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 3.53 — 17 ratings — published 1985
The Birth House (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.04 — 46,688 ratings — published 2006
No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.50 — 8,574 ratings — published 2019
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.28 — 89,047 ratings — published 2015
Natural Birth Stories: The Real Mom's Guide to an Empowering Natural Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.37 — 60 ratings — published 2013
Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as birthing)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,173 ratings — published 2018
A Violet Season (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 429 ratings — published 2012
“What is life?
Life is living in this moment,
experiencing and experimenting
but experience isn’t life.
Life is reflecting and meditating
but reflection isn’t life.
Life is helping and guiding
but philanthropy isn’t life.
Life is eating and drinking
but food isn’t life.
Life is reading and dancing
but art isn’t life.
Life is kissing and pleasuring
but sex isn’t life.
Life is winning and losing
but competition isn’t life.
Life is loving and caring
but love isn’t life.
Life is birthing and nurturing
but children aren’t life.
Life is letting go and surrendering
but death isn’t life.
Life is all these things
but all these things aren’t life.
Life is
always more.”
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Life is living in this moment,
experiencing and experimenting
but experience isn’t life.
Life is reflecting and meditating
but reflection isn’t life.
Life is helping and guiding
but philanthropy isn’t life.
Life is eating and drinking
but food isn’t life.
Life is reading and dancing
but art isn’t life.
Life is kissing and pleasuring
but sex isn’t life.
Life is winning and losing
but competition isn’t life.
Life is loving and caring
but love isn’t life.
Life is birthing and nurturing
but children aren’t life.
Life is letting go and surrendering
but death isn’t life.
Life is all these things
but all these things aren’t life.
Life is
always more.”
―
“Birthing is never easy or without pain, be it a universe, a child, or a fresh start in life. Contraction precedes expansion. Darkness comes before dawn. Joy follows pain. This is the way of things.”
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