This is by no means a comprehensive list, of course! If there's a book or site you think should be included, please let me know.

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Birth Websites

  • Birthing Naturally
  • NaturalChildbirth.org
  • Childbirth Connection: Article about Informed Consent

    Birth Books

  • The Birth Partner (Penny Simkin)
  • Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Ina May Gaskin) -- if you only read one book read this one!
  • Spiritual Midwifery (Ina May Gaskin)
  • Birthing From Within (Pam England)
  • The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (Henci Goer)
  • Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally (Janet Balaskas)
  • Gentle Birth Choices (Barbara Harper and Suzanne Arms)
  • Instinctive Birthing: Heeding Your Inner Voice (Val Clarke and Helen Massay-Alstrom)
  • Adventures in Natural Childbirth: Tales from Women on the Joys, Fears, Pleasures, and Pains of Giving Birth Naturally (Janet Schwegel and Pam England)
  • Mind Over Labor (Carl Jones)
  • An Easier Childbirth: A Mother's Guide for Birthing Normally (Gayle Peterson)
  • A Good Birth, A Safe Birth: Choosing and Having the Childbirth Experience You Want (Diana Korte)

  • Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care (Jennifer Block)
  • Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born (Tina Cassidy)
  • Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First (Marsden Wagner)
  • Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Robbie E. Davis-Floyd)
  • Birth Crisis (Sheila Kitzinger)
  • The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (Diana Korte)

    Nursing (Breastfeeding) Websites

  • Breastfeeding Online
  • Breast Pumps
  • Nursing Necklaces
  • MilkChic Nursing Covers
  • Milk Bands Nursing Bracelet
  • Breast Is Best -- clothing for nursing mothers
  • La Leche League
  • Breastfeeding.com

    Nursing (Breastfeeding) Books

  • The Nursing Mother's Companion (Kathleen Huggins)
  • Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers (Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett)
  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (La Leche League International)
  • The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers (Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman)
  • The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning (Martha Sears and William Sears)
  • Spilled Milk: Breastfeeding Adventures and Advice from Less-Than-Perfect Moms (Andy Steiner)
  • The Milk Memos: How Real Moms Learned to Mix Business with Babies and How You Can Too (Cate Colburn-Smith and Andrea Serrette)

    Other resources

  • The Attachment Parenting Book: A Common Sense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby (William Sears and Martha Sears)
  • Cotton Babies -- A great source for slings and all-natural baby products
  • The Baby Wearer -- A comprehensive site for slings (reviews, how tos, links to buy, etc)
  • Spinning Babies -- Easier childbirth through fetal positioning
  • International Caesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
  • VBAC.com
  • Birth Without Boundaries -- resources for homebirth and birth activism in the US
  • Plus-Size Pregnancy
  • St. Louis Cord Blood Bank -- consider donating your baby's cord blood

    Thinking about Circumcision? Be informed before you cut your baby!

  • Mothers Against Circumcision
  • Doctors Opposing Circumcision
  • National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC)

    Links for more information about doulas

  • Doulas of Greater St. Louis
  • Doulas of North America (DONA)
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