Denver Doula Childbirth Services

The following are recommended books and movies on childbirth, labor, postpartum, breastfeeding, and high risk pregnancy. I highly recommend going to the library first.

Preparing For Labor

  • The Birth Partner (Penny Simkin) -- This is GREAT for Dad.
  • The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (Henci Goer)
  • A Good Birth, A Safe Birth (Diana Korte & Roberta Scaer)
  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth (Ina May Gaskin)
  • Birthing From Within (Pam England)
  • Back Labor No More (Janie McCoy King)
  • Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy (Elizabeth Somer)
  • The Nurturing Touch at Birth (Paulina Perez)
  • The Doula Advantage (Rachel Gurevich)
  • Special Women (Paulina Perez)
  • Mothering the Mother (Klaus, Klaus, Kennell)
  • The Doula Book (Klaus, Klaus, Kennell)
  • The Labor Progress Handbook (Penny Simkin)
  • Spiritual Midwifery (Ina May Gaskin)
  • Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities (Henci Goer)
  • Active Birth (Janet Balaskas)
  • Mind Over Labor (Carl Jones)
  • Easing Labor Pain (Adrienne Lieberman)
  • Gentle Birth Choices (Barbara Harper)
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn (Simkin, Whalley, Kepler)
  • The Birth Book (Sears & Sears)
  • Cesarean Birth & VBAC (Elizabeth Kaufman)
  • The VBAC Companion (Diana Korte)
  • The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Sheila Kitzinger)
  • Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Robbie Davis-Floyd)
  • Single Womans Guide To a Happy and Healthy Pregnancy

Postpartum

  • Kangaroo Care: The Best You Can Do To Help Your Preterm Infant (Susan Ludington-Hoe)
  • Love and Logic Series (Dr. Charles Fay)
  • The Happiest Baby on the Block (Dr. Harvey Karp)
  • The No-Cry Sleep Solution (Elizabeth Pantley)
  • Attachment Parenting (Katie Allison Granju with Betsy Kennedy)
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth, & the Newborn (Penny Simkin)
  • Mothering the New Mother (Sally Placksin)
  • The Baby Book (Sears & Sears)
  • This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression (Karen Kleiman & Valerie Rasking)
  • When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads, Revised Edition: Proven Guidelines for a Healthy Multiple Pregnancy (Barbara Luke & Tamara Eberlien)
  • The Year After Childbirth (Sheila Kitzinger)
  • The Earliest Relationship (Brazelton & Cramer)
  • Bonding (Marshall Klaus)
  • The Birth Book (Sears & Sears)
  • You and Your Newborn Baby (Linda Todd)

Breastfeeding

  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (La Leche League International)
  • So That's What They're For! Breastfeeding Basics (Janet Tamaro)
  • Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Third Editon (Jan Riordan)
  • The Breastfeeding Answer Book Third Revised Edition (La Leche League International)
  • The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers (Dr. Jack Newman & Teresa Pitman) (for the USA)
  • Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers (Nancy Mohrbacher & Kathleen Kendall-Tackett)
  • Coach's Notebook: Games & Strategies for Lactation Education (Linda Smith)
  • The Breastfeeding Atlas, Second Edition (Barbara Wilson-Clay & Kay Hoover)
  • Medications & Mother's Milk (Thomas Hale, R.Ph. Ph.D.) (most recent version)
  • Breastfeeding: A Parent's Guide, Seventh Revised Edition (Amy Spangler)
  • The Breastfeeding Book (Sears & Sears)
  • Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery (Diana West)
  • Birth & Breastfeeding (Michel Odent)
  • Breastfeeding the Adopted Baby (Debra Peterson)
  • Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins and More by Gromada, 2007 edition
  • The Premature Baby Book (Dr. Sears)
  • Mothering Your Nursing Toddler (Norma Bumgarner)
  • The Milk Memos (Cate Colburn-Smith & Andrea Serrette)
  • The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning (Kathleen Huggins & Linda Ziedrich)
  • Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants (Catherine Genna Watson)
  • The Nursing Mother's Companion (Kathleen Huggins)
  • Babies, Breastfeeding, & Bonding (Ina May Gaskin)
  • Nutrition in Pregnancy & Lactation (Worthington-Roberts, Vermeesch, & Williams)
  • Nursing Mother, Working Mother (Gale Pryor)

High Risk Pregnancy

  • Preventing Preterm Birth (Michael Katz)
  • The Pregnancy Bed Rest Book (Amy E. Tracy)
  • When Pregnancy Isn't Perfect (Laurie A. Rich)
  • Intensive Caring (Dianne Hales & Timothy R. B. Johnson)
  • Days in Waiting: A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Bedrest (Mary Ann McCann)
  • Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy (Elizabeth Somer)
  • No More Morning Sickness (Miriam Erick)
  • The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book (Jennifer Louden)
  • The Pregnancy Book (Sears & Sears)
  • Every Pregnant Woman's Guide to Preventing Premature Birth (Barbara Luke)
  • Your Premature Baby (Frank P. Manginello & Teresa Foy DiGeronimo)

MOVIES

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