Further Reading about Birth

Resource Lists and Bookstores

• babyworld - News - Reviews - Menu Here you will find links to several book reviews.
• Hygeia Halfmoon Here you will find descriptions of several books written by her, which are either directly or indirectly related to childbirth and mothering.
• Labor and Birth Books & Resources From childbirth.org.
• Pregnancy Information Resources Includes a list of relevant books.

Books

• An Easier Childbirth Subtitled "A Mother's Guide to Birthing Normally," this is a helpful book written by Gayle Peterson.
• Back Labor No More!! What Every Woman Should Know Before Labor This one comes highly recommended. (From Amazon.)
• Birth As An American Rite of Passage A site to order the book, which I haven't read myself, but that I've repeatedly heard is a good/important read. (Down last time I tried it.)
• Birthing Normally Also by Gayle Peterson, and an excellent read.
• Catching Babies The Professionalization of Childbirth No review, just basic info at atbookstore.com.
• A Child Is Born You can order this classic from Amazon books.
• Conception, Pregnancy and Birth Review for a great book by Dr. Stoppard.
• Gift of Life Spiritual Pregnancy and Childbirth A book which explores this side of pregnancy, from a Christian point of view.
• Guide to Pregnancy and Birth for Women With Diabilities A review on the Midwifery Today Site. Looks like a really cool book!
• Immaculate Deception II : A Fresh Look at Childbirth A classic by Suzanne Arms; this link takes you to a page at Amazon books.
• LLLI Catalogue 1998--Children's Books On this page is a description and ordering information for a book called Becoming by Eleanora Faison: "With line drawings and simple text, this book prepares small children for a new birth and answers their questions about their own beginnings. A transparent page makes it possible to "see" the unborn baby within the womb. For children ages 2 and up." You can also order it from amazon.com.
• Lying-In A History of Childbirth in America A classic book on this topic.
• Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities An important book by Henci Goer.
• Pregnancy, Childbirth And The Newborn Review of an excellent book. Also a place to buy it.
• Supernatural Childbirth A Christian approach to the experience of childbirth. (Links takes you to ordering information at amazon.com. )
• Teaching Natural Birth For childbirth educators, or those who want to be.
• UNASSISTED CHILDBIRTH by Laura Kaplan Shanley Information on this interesting book.
• Waterbirth - A Midwife's Perspective Review. (This is supposed to be a good book to read if you're considering water birth.)

Journals

• Birth & Babies Journal A magazine for natural childbirth educators.
• Episiotomy: Ritual Genital Mutilation in Western Obstetrics Abstracts of research that supports the idea that episiotomy is not useful, for the most part, and often LEADS to damage.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring A very informative list of article abstracts that debate the usefulness of EFM.
• The Safety of Home Birth A list of research that has been done that support the safety of homebirth.

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09/13/00

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