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An Easier Childbirth: A Mother's Guide to Birthing Normally
Gayle Peterson
Shadow and Light Publications, 1993
Dealing with Pain
+ A Different Way to Prepare
+ Important
+ Insightful, sensitive and on-the-mark
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Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby
Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau
Ballantine Books, 2005
Love this book!
+ Helped us through a rough patch
+ Best guide for new mommies
I wish I had read this book before bringing home my baby from the hospital. The authors tips on feeding, sleeping and communicating with the baby were right on for me and my baby. I was quickly able to get to "know" my baby and learn how to read her cues before she has a meltdown. My baby is six ...
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A Good Birth, A Safe Birth : Choosing and Having the Childbirth Experience You Want, Third Revised Edition
Diana Korte
Harvard Common Press, 1992
Put this on top of your list
+ A must read!
+ fear, uncertainty and doubt
+ Great resource
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The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth, and Everything In Between (U.S. ...
Ann Douglas
Wiley, 2002
It really is the mother of all pregrancy books
+ Very helpful information for pre-conception
After reading several other pregnancy books, although reading over the same topics, Ann Douglas provides more helpful information. Her writing style is easy to read, funny at times and not biased. You feel as if you are listening to a friend sometimes. This book covers everything from preconception ...
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Spiritual Midwifery
Ina May Gaskin
Book Publishing Company (TN), 2002
Loving Birth
+ A Must Read for Natural Childbirth
+ This book is incredible!
+ Spiritual Midwifery
+ Ina May is inspirational
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Choosing Waterbirth: Reclaiming the Sacred Power of Birth
Lakshmi Bertram
Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2001
Choosing Waterbirth
+ Excellent Book
+ Wonderful and Inspiring
+ Great for 1st time mom.
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The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Henci Goer, Rhonda Wheeler
Perigee Trade, 1999
A must-read for all pregnant women!
+ Very well researched
+ Do NOT give birth without reading this!
+ Just a good book.
+ Wonderful Read
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Nursing Mother, Working Mother, Revised Edition
Gale Pryor, Kathleen Huggins
The Harvard Common Press, 2007
Great for Any Mother, Working or Not!
+ Excellent Resource
I bought this book while I was still pregnant, because I was planning on going back to college very soon after my daughter was born. Due to some complications, I didn't get to go back to school, so I've been a SAHM for nearly a year. Even without me working, this book has been by far the best book ...
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Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
CNM, MA, Pam England, PhD, Rob Horowitz
Partera Press, 1998
Wonderful book
+ An EXTRA-ORDINARY Guide
+ A must-read
+ Fantastic resource!!!
+ Reading with understanding...
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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh Revised Edition (La Leche League International Book)
La Leche League International
Plume, 2004
very informative book
+ Must have for 1st Time Breastfeeding
+ The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
+ Very encouraging, informative book for breastfeeding parents (-to-be)
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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Ina May Gaskin
Bantam, 2003
Enlightening and useful--a must-read
+ This book can help you avoid the slippery slope to a c-section
+ Must have for anyone that is pregnant
+ Absolutely Awesome
+ Helped me get my "perfect" birthing experience
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, ...
Meadowbrook, 2001
THE Pregnancy book
+ Best of all the pregnancy books I read!
+ essential reading to prepare for childbirth
+ A Classic
+ Excellent resource...
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Mothering The Mother: How A Doula Can Help You Have A Shorter, Easier, And Healthier Birth
Marshall H. Klaus
Da Capo Press, 1993
Mothering the Mother
+ Very informative, quick read
+ My first doula book
+ What to expect and look for
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Gentle Birth Choices
Barbara Harper
Healing Arts Press, 2005
GREAT book for both moms and dads to be
+ Will appeal to many parents-to-be
+ A must for pregnant women!
+ A must buy
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The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised)
Sheila Kitzinger
Knopf, 2003
19 years and two healthy children later...
+ An Amazing Resource!
hindsight being what it is I would have to say that Sheila's book gave me the courage of my convictions and the reassurance that we are born to do this baby rearing. I spend time on both continents and see very little problem with moms having a little wine or beer while pregnant or nursing~heck, ...
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