Birth Resources
Favorite books, podcasts, films, etc related to pregnancy, postpartum, and women’s health.
BOOKS
BIRTH PREP BOOKS
The Birth Partner – Penny Simkin
Birthing From Within – Pam England
Ina May Gaskin’s Guide To Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
Spiritual Midwifery – Ina May Gaskin
POSTPARTUM PREP BOOKS
The Fourth Trimester – Kimberly Ann Johnson
The First 40 Days – Heng Ou
FITNESS (PRENATAL/POSTPARTUM/PELVIC FLOOR) BOOKS
The Yoga Birth Method – Dorothy Guerra
BREASTFEEDING BOOKS
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding – La Leche League International
OTHER TOPICS BOOKS
Hypnobirthing: the Mongan Method – Marie Mongan
Yoga Anatomy – Leslie Kaminoff
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses – Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English
MEMOIR / PROSE
A ghost in the throat, Doireann Ni Ghriofa
The Nursery, Szilvia Molnar
BIRTH/POSTPARTUM/MOTHERHOOD PODCASTS
The Birth Hour (Birth Stories!)
- I told my birth story on one:
Evidence Based Birth: Lots of unbiased evidence-based information.
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES / LINKS
Breastfeeding Positions, Latch, and Positioning
FILMS
Documentaries:
Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives
Studio Films:
YOUTUBE
Built to Birth by Bridget Teyler