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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.35 — 35,326 ratings — published 2003
The Birth Partner (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.32 — 8,716 ratings — published 1989
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,441 ratings — published 1998
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,231 ratings — published 1999
Spiritual Midwifery (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,798 ratings — published 1975
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,927 ratings — published 2007
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.20 — 80,702 ratings — published 2002
Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,647 ratings — published 1959
Husband-Coached Childbirth: The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.64 — 2,665 ratings — published 1974
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,113 ratings — published 1984
Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,264 ratings — published 2018
HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.77 — 8,784 ratings — published 1998
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,971 ratings — published 2002
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (medically updated)
by (shelved 16 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,348 ratings — published 1984
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,029 ratings — published
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding: From the Nation's Leading Midwife (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,395 ratings — published 2009
The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Sears Parenting Library)
by (shelved 15 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,750 ratings — published 1994
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,416 ratings — published 1958
Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,067 ratings — published
Midwives (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.00 — 164,342 ratings — published 1997
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.82 — 62,538 ratings — published 1984
Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,149 ratings — published 2009
Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.27 — 332 ratings — published 1992
Gentle Birth Choices (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.15 — 902 ratings — published 1991
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised)
by (shelved 11 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,138 ratings — published 1980
Heart and Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,095 ratings — published 1981
The Birth House (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.04 — 46,996 ratings — published 2006
Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.30 — 638 ratings — published 2006
The Pull of the Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.95 — 91,529 ratings — published 2020
The Doula Book: How A Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have A Shorter, Easier, And Healthier Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,322 ratings — published 2002
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,986 ratings — published 2006
Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,899 ratings — published 1999
Birth in Four Cultures : A Crosscultural Investigation of Childbirth in Yucatan, Holland, Sweden, and the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.16 — 272 ratings — published 1978
Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,567 ratings — published 2012
The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition, and Other Holistic Choices (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.08 — 753 ratings — published 1997
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.55 — 13,524 ratings — published 1995
Redeeming Childbirth (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.87 — 236 ratings — published 2013
The Frozen River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.37 — 682,493 ratings — published 2023
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,127 ratings — published 2016
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.28 — 59,080 ratings — published 2013
The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.21 — 641,427 ratings — published 1997
Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,054 ratings — published 2005
Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,416 ratings — published 2004
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,341 ratings — published 1985
A Child is Born (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,475 ratings — published 1973
The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.68 — 9,534 ratings — published 1996
Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.34 — 163 ratings — published 1995
Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as childbirth)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,089 ratings — published 2000
Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart: A Midwife's Saga (Volume 1)
by (shelved 5 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.24 — 659 ratings — published 2008
A Good Birth: Finding the Positive and Profound in Your Childbirth Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as childbirth)
avg rating 4.08 — 196 ratings — published 2013
“A baby’s individual potential, whether they’re later diagnosed with a condition like PKU or a chromosomal change like Down syndrome, is impossible for anyone to predict from prenatal genetic testing alone. Each baby’s life journey will be unique. A combination of body, mind and spirit. Of the interactions between genes, environment and love.”
― When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes
― When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes
“They wanted the real mother, the blood mother, the great womb, mother of fierce compassion, a woman large enough to hold all the pain, to carry it away. What we needed was someone who bled, someone deep and rich as a field, a wide-hipped mother, awesome, immense, women like huge soft couches, mothers coursing with blood, mother's big enough, wide enough for us to hide in, to sink down to the bottom of of, mother's who would breathe for us when we could not breathe anymore, who would fight for us, who would kill for us, die for us.”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
