Books Related to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Midwifery

Alternative Care

• A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
  
• Accupressure Potent Points: A Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments by Michael Reed Gach
  
• Aromatherapy for Mother and Baby by Allison England
  
• Bodywork for the Childbearing Year: Student handbook by K. Jordan and C. Osborne-Sheets
  
• Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents by Vimala Schneider McClure
  
• Massage During Pregnancy by Bette Waters
  
• Massage Therapy: An Approach to Treatments by F. Rattray
  
• Mother Massage by Elaine Stillerman
  
• Nurturing Touch by K. Babeshoff and J. Dellinger-Bavolek
  
• Subtle Aromatherapy by Patricia Davis
  
• The Art of Touch: A Massage Manual for Young People by Chia Martin
  
• The Essence of Magic by Mary Greer
  
• The Magical and Ritual Use of Perfumes by Richard Allan Miller
  
• Therapeutic Touch: A Practical Guide by J. Macrae

Pregnancy, Childbirth

• Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
  
• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Chilbirth by Shelia Kitzinger
  
• Nurturing the Unborn Child by Thomas Verny
  
• A Good Birth, A Safe Birth: Choosing and Having the Childbirth Experience You Want by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer
  
• A Wise Birth by Penny Armstrong and Sheryl Feldman
  
• Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth by Janet Balaskas
  
• African Birth: Childbirth in Cultural Transition by Chalmus and Bever
  
• Alternative Birth by Carl Jones
  
• Birth in Four Cultures by Brigitte Jordan
  
• Birth Reborn by Michael Odent
  
• Birth Stories by Jane Dwinell
  
• Birth Traditions and Modern Pregnancy Care by Jacqueline Vincent Priya
  
• Birthing Normally by Gayle Peterson
  
• Birthrite by Ruth Hayes
  
• Childbirth with Insight by Elizabeth Nobel
  
• Childbirth: Your Choices for Managing Pain by Gillian Van Hasselt
  
• Creating a Joyful Birth Experience: Developing a Partnership with Your Unborn Child for a Healthy Pregnancy, Labour and Early Parenting by Lucia Capacchione and Sandra Bardsley
  
• Easing Labour Pain by Adrienne Lieberman
  
• Homebirth by Sheila Kitzinger
  
• In Labour: Women and Power in the Birthplace by Barbara Katz Rothman
  
• Lying-in: A History of Childbirth in America by Richard Wertz and Dorothy Wertz
  
• Mamatoto: Celebration of Birth by Carroll Dunham
  
• The Waterbirth Handbook: The Gentle Art of Waterbirthing by Roger Lichy and Eileen Herzberg
  
• Waterbirth: A Midwife’s Perspective by Susanna Napierala
  
• Your Baby, Your Way by Sheila Kitzinger
  
• A Book of Wisdom for Expectant Parents
  
• Easy Exercises for Pregnancy by Janet Balaskas
  
• Listening to Your Hormones by Gillian Ford
  
• No More Morning Sickness: A Survival Guide for Women by Erick
  
• The New Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective Staff
  
• The Pregnancy Book by William and Martha Sears
  
• The Birth Book by William Sears
  
• A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Murray Enkin, Marc Keirse and Iain Chlamers
  
• Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis Floyd
  
• Conception, Pregnancy and Birth by Miriam Stoppard
  
• Easier Childbirth by Gayle Peterson
  
• Immaculate Deception by Suzanne Arms
  
• Immaculate Deception II - A Fresh Look at Childbirth by Suzanne Arms
  
• Nature’s Children by Juliette Baraclai de Levy
  
• Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities - A Guide to the Medical Literature by Henci Goer
  
• Ourselves as Mothers by Sheila Kitzinger
  
• Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin
  
• Pregnant Feelings: Developing Trust in Birth by Raheema Baldwin and Terra Richardson
  
• Special Delivery by Rahima Baldwin
  
• The American Way of Birth by Jessica Mitford
  
• The Blue Jay’s Dance: A Birth Year by Louise Eldrich
  
• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
  
• The Wish, The Wait, The Wonder
  
• Transformation Through Birth by Claudia Panuthos
  
• What to Expect When You’re Expecting
  
• Ever Since Eve: Personal Reflections on Childbirth by Nancy Caldwell Sorel
  

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)

• The VBAC Companion by Diana Korte
  
• Natural Childbirth After Cesarean: A Practical Guide by Karis Crawford and Johanne Walters
  
• Open Season by Nancy Cohen
  
• Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and VBAC by Nancy Wainer Cohen and Lois Estner
  
• Birth After Cesarean: The Medical Facts by Bruce Flamm
  
• Unnecessary Cesareans: Ways to Avoid Them by ICEA
  

Midwifery Texts

• Spiritual Midwifery by Ina Mae Gaskin
  
• A Book for Midwives by Susan Klein
• Anatomy Colouring Book
• Birthsong Midwifery Workbook
• Embryology Colouring Book
• Handbook of Pediatrics by Silver, Kempe and Bryun
• Heart and Hands: A Midwife’s Guide by Elizabeth Davis
• Helping Hands: The Apprentice Workbook by Carla Hartely
• Holistic Midwifery I: A Comprehensive Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice by Anne Frye
• How to Lie with Statistics
• Mayes Midwifery Textbook by B. Sweet
• Nurse-Midwifery Handbook: A Practical Guide to Prenatal and Postpartum Care
• Practical Skills Guide for Midwives
• Spiritual Midwifery by Ina Mae Gaskin
• Testing a Study, Studying a Test
• Understanding and Teaching Optimal Foetal Positioning by Jean Sutton and Pauline Scott
• Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year by Anne Frye
• William’s Obstetrics

Midwifery Biographies and Herstories