Recommended Reading

Pregnancy and beyond

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, Janet Walley, April Bolding, Ann Keppler, and Janelle Durham

The Simple Guide to Having a Baby by Janet Whalley, Penny Simkin and Ann Keppler

Childbirth

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke

Natural Hospital Birth by Cynthia Gabriel

The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin

Lactation

Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding by Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman

Breastfeeding Made Simple by Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West and Teresa Pitman

Postpartum Mood Disorders

This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen R. Kleiman and Valerie Davis Raskin

Newborn Care

The Mother of All Baby Books by Ann Douglas

The Wonder Weeks by Frans X. Plooij

Pregnancy Loss

Unexpecting by Rachel Lewis