Birth for Joy

There are many wonderful books available at the bookstore and your local library. Some of our favorite books include:

Active Birth  
    by Janet Balaskas 

Creating Your Birth Plan
    by Marsden Wagner, MD

Exercises for True Natural Childbirth 
    by Rhondda Hartman, RN, AAHCC

Husband-Coached Childbirth 
    by Robert A. Bradley, MD

Metabolic Toxemia of Late Pregnancy 
    by Tom Brewer, MD

Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way 
    by Susan McCutcheon, AAHCC

The Baby Book
    by William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN

The Birth Book
    by William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding 
    by La Leche League International

What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know
    by Gail Sforza Brewer with Tom Brewer, MD

Currently being reviewed by Marisa:

Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
    by Jennifer Block