Resources
Web links:
Childbirth Connection
Contraction Timer
Spinning Babies (step-by-step approach to Optimal Fetal Positioning)
Lamaze International
ICEA (International Childbirth Education Association)
ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network)
La Leche League International (breastfeeding helps, information, and support)
Dr. Jack Newman (breastfeeding helps & information)
Kelly Mom: breastfeeding and parenting
Ask Dr. Sears (Pregnancy, Childbirth, Breastfeeding, & Parenting info)
ToLabor to become a doula and find a workshop near you
Waterbirth International
Online birth plan creator
Videos:
Books:
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, Revised Edition by Janet Balaskas
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England
Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First by Marsden Wagner
Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper and Suzanne Arms
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith Small
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition) by William and Martha Sears
The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Sears Parenting Library) by William and Martha Sears
The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning by William and Martha Sears
The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development) by Jean Liedloff
The Doula Advantage: Your Complete Guide to Having an Empowered and Positive Birth with the Help of a Professional Childbirth Assistant by Rachel Gurevich
The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived by Lee Carroll
The Nursing Mother's Companion: Revised Edition by Kathleen Huggins
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh Revised Edition (La Leche League International Book) by La Leche League
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Wise Woman Herbal Series, Book 1) (Wise Woman Herbal Series : No. 1) by Susan S. Weed
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