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Pregnancy and Childbirth





Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin

Birthing From Within:  An Extraordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation, Pam England and Rob Horowitz

The Thinking Woman's Guide to Pregnancy, Henci Goer

The Home Birth Advantage, Mayer Eisenstein, MD

Home Birth, Alice Gilgoff and Gregory White

Gentle Birth Choices, Barbara Haysey

Heart and Hands, Elizabeth Davis

Special Delivery:   The Complete Guide to Informed Birth,
Rahima Baldwin

Birth Reborn, Dr. Michael Odent

The Birth Book:   Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth, Sears and Sears

Spiritual Midwifery, Ina Mae Gaskin

Immaculate Deception II:  Myth, Magic and Birth, Suzanne Arms

Silent Knife:   Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean, Nancy Wainer Cohen and Lois Estner

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, Sheila Kitzinger

The Experience of Childbirth, Sheila Kitzinger

Your Baby, Your Way, Sheila Kitzinger

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, Simkin, Whalley, Kepper

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, Christiane Northrup, M.D.

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year, Susun Weed

Aromatherapy and Massage for Mother and Baby, Allison England

Breastfeeding

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, La Leche League International

Nursing Your Baby, Karen Pryor

The Nursing Mother's Companion, Kathleen Huggins

The Complete Book of Breastfeeding, Eiger and Olds

Breastfeeding and the Working Mother, Diane Mason and Diane Ingersoll

The Working Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding, Nancy Dana and Anne Price

Grief

When Pregnancy Fails, Susan Borg and Judith Lasker

When Hello Means Goodbye, Pat Schwiebert and Paul Kirk

Empty Arms, Sherokee Ilse

Immunization

Homeopathic Educational Services

Vaccination:  A Review of Risks and Alternatives, Isaac Golden

Vaccination Roulette:  Experiences, Risks and Alternatives, Australian Vaccination Network

A Shot in the Dark, Harris Coulter

Vaccines:  Are They Really Safe and Effective?, Neil Miller

The Vaccine Guide:   Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults,  Randall Neustaedter

Immunization:   The Reality Behind the Myth, Walene James

Vaccinations:  A Thoughtful Parents' Guide:   How to Make Sensible Decisions About Risks, Benefits, and Alternatives, Aviva Jill Romm

Homeopathy in Epidemic Diseases, Dr. Dorothy Shepherd
ISBN 0-85032-185-9 Health Science Press; Essex, England


For Children

Welcome With Love, Jenni Overend (home birth oriented)

Mom, Dad, and I Are Having a Baby, Maryann Malecki

Our Brand New Baby!, Marann Malecki

When The Baby Comes, I'm Moving Out, Martha Alexander

Daniel's Question:   A Cesarean Birth Story, Elaine S. Allinson


Family Planning

The New Our Bodies Ourselves, Boston Women's Health Book Collective

The Art of Natural Family Planning, John and Sheila Kippley

 

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Elektra Nancy Duncan, CNM, FNP, CLNC
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