Lending Library List

My doula clients and childbirth education students have access to my lending library.  You may borrow any title for up to two weeks.  Please email me if you'd like to borrow a title:  pjames@oz.net

 

 

Childbirth and Pregnancy (General)

TITLE

AUTHOR

COMMENTS

Planning for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond

ACOG

 

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn

Simkin, Whalley and Keppler

 

The Pregnancy Book

Sears and Sears

Excellent

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Kitzinger

Excellent

What to Expect When You’re Expecting

Eisenberg, Murkoff and Hathaway

 Not recommended.  Fluffy and patronizing.

Pregnant Feelings

Baldwin, Palmanini

 

The Secret Life of the Expectant Mother

Jones

 

The Scientification of Love

Odent

 

When Pregnancy Isn’t Perfect

Rich

Good information on bed rest, pre-term labor, PIH, GD

Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy and Baby Care Good Housekeeping  
Pregnancy Day-By-Day Kitzinger  
Pregnancy Bed-Rest Johnson & Kraut  
Miraculous World of Your Unborn Baby Bradford  

Welcome to the World

Sieger Pictures & poetry
Mother and Baby Care in Picutres Zabriskie A 1946 pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care textbook.  A great read to see how far we've come.

 

 

 

Childbirth and Labor

A good Birth, A Safe Birth

Korte and Scaer

 

Birth

Stoppard

 

Birthing From Within

England and Horowitz

Excellent guide for addressing fear of labor and the “unknown”.

Gentle Birth Choices

Harper

 

The Birth Book

Sears and Sears

Excellent

Rediscovering Birth

Kitzenger

Birth as a meaningful life experience.

The Labor Progress Handbook

Simkin and Ancheta

Technical guide for preventing and correcting labor dystocia.

The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth

Goer

Evidence-based critique on modern obstetrical practices. 

Women Giving Birth

 

Fantastic Pictures.

Immaculate Deception Arms Excellent
Understanding Optimal Fetal Positioning Sutton & Scott Improve your chances of avoiding and OP positioned baby.
Shoulder Dystocia Handbook Midwifery Today  
Hemorrhage Handbook Midwifery Today  
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth Gaskin Excellent

 

 

 

 

Labor Pain and Childbirth

An Easier Childbirth

Peterson

Examines your fears of childbirth and exercises to help conquer them.

Back Labor No More!

King

 

Easing Labor Pain:  The Complete Guide to a More Comfortable and Rewarding Birth

Lieberman

 

Mothering the Mother

Klaus, Kennell, and Klaus

How a doula can enhance your childbirth experience.

Special Women:  The Role of the Professional Labor Assistant

Perez and Snedeker

 

The Birth Partner

Simkin

Great read for anyone who is going to attend the mother (family, friends, etc..)

The Childbirth Kit:  Ideas and Images to Help You Through Labor

Hale and Chalmers

 

Mind Over Labor

Jones

 

Labor Pain: A Natural Approach to Easing Delivery

 

 

Husband Coached Childbirth

Bradley

 

Childbirth and Pain Relief, An Anesthesiologist’s Perspective

Datta

Risks and benefits of all methods of pain relief.

Nuturing Touch at Birth Perez  
Active Birth Balaskas  

 

 

 

Obstetrics and Midwifery (Technical)

TITLE

AUTHOR

COMMENTS

A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth

Enkin, Keirse, Renfrew, and Neilsen

 

Episiotomy and the Second Stage of Labor

Kitzinger and Simkin

 

Family Centered Maternity and Newborn Care

Phillips

 

Heart and Hands:  A Midwife’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth

David

 

Human Labor and Birth

Oxorn

 

Obstetric Myths versus Research Realities

Goer

 

Spiritual Midwifery

Gaskin

 

Maternity and Women’s Health Care

Lowdermilk, Perry, Bobak

 

Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy

Rice

 

Varney’s Midwifery

Varney

 

Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancy

Gabbe, Neibyl, Simpson

 

High Risk Pregnancy and Delivery

Gilbert and Hannah

Excellent technical guide for high risk women, especially PIH, pre-term labor and GD.

Medical Complications During Pregnancy

 

 

Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Physiology

 

 

Basic Sciences for Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Chard and Liford

 

Williams Obstetrics    
OB/GYN Secrets Fredricksen & Wilks-Haug  
Optimal Fetal Positioning Sutton & Scott  
The Childbirth Manual Roberge Excellent Pictures
Emergency Childbirth White  
A Midwife's Texbook Sinclair  
Gynecology & Obstetrics:  Current Practices Chan & Winkle  

 

Sociology/Anthropology/Psychology of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Birth as an American Rite of Passage

Davis-Floyd

Facinating read.

Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge

Davis-Floyd and Sargent

 

Milk, Money and Madness:  The Cultural Politics of Breastfeeding

Baumslag and Michels

Great pictures of breastfeeding in other cultures.

Hard Labor

Diamond

 

The American Way of Birth

Mittford

 

21st Century Obstetrics Now!

Stewart and Stewart

 

The Encyclopedia of Childbearing

Rothman

 

Midwifery and Childbirth in America

Rooks

 

Scientification of Love Odent  

 

 

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Your Baby

Moody, Britten, and Hogg

 

Breastfeeding:  Getting Breastfeeding Right for You

Arms, Renfrew, and Fisher

 Excellent.

How Weaning Happens

Bengson

 

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

La Leche League, Intl.

 

Breastfeeding Your Baby

Kitzinger

 

Clinical Lactation - A Visual Guide Auerbach, Riordan  
Breastfeeding Answerbook La Leche League  
Nursing Mother's Companion Huggins Often recommended by lacation specialists
Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers Newman & Pitman  

 

 

Exercise

Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year

Noble

 

Fit Pregnancy Butler  

 

 

 

Other

TITLE

AUTHOR

COMMENTS

Herbs for a Healthy Pregnancy

Ody

 

Sisters on a Journey:  Portraits of American Midwives

Chester

 

Your Childbirth Class

Nolan

How to choose the childbirth class that is appropriate for you.

What To Do When Your Baby is Premature

Garcia, Prats, Hornfischer

 

Unassisted Homebirth, An Act of Love

Griesemer

 

A Child is Born

Nilsson

Excellent pictures.

Rebounding From Childbirth

Madsen

Excellent guide for sorting out your feelings after childbirth. 

Becoming A Father Sears Great for Dads!  Short and Bullet-pointed.
Taking Charge of Your Fertility Weschler  
Bringing Out Baby in Seattle & Eastside Detering  
     

 

 

Birth Stories

Labor of Love