by Melissa Strong

Created on: October 06, 2008

There are a ton of book lists for midwives, doulas, childbirth educators and mother's to be. Many fathers feel very excluded to read these books. I feel they should be wholly included to read any and all of these books.

As a childbirth educator i have a list I developed for the families I help. I request the father also choose books to read off the list:

Books about Cesarean and Birth

1. Open Season by Nancy Wainer Cohen

2. Silent Knife by Nancy Wainer Cohen
3. VBAC Very Beautiful and Courageous by Lynn Baptisti Richards
4. Artemis Speaks by Nan Koehler

5. Birth After Cesarean; The Medical Facts by Bruce Flamm, M.D.

Books about Pregnancy and Birth

1. The Secret Life of the Expectant Mother by Carl Jones

2. Mind Over Labor by Carl Jones

3. Husband Coached Childbirth by Robert M. Bradley, M.D.

4. Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick Read

5. A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer

6. Choosing Waterbirth; Reclaiming the Sacred Power of Birth by Lakshmi Bertram

7. The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger

8. The Guide to Natural Childbirth by Ina Mae Gaskin

9. Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn; Everything You Need To Know by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, and Ann Keppler

10. Hard labor by Susan L Diamond

11. Birthing From Within by Pam England

12. Giving Birth by Catherine Taylor

13. Emergency Childbirth by Gregory White M.D.

14. Birth Reborn by Dr. Michel Odent

The History of Obstetrics and Birth

1. Rediscovering Birth by Sheila Kitzinger

2. The American Way of Birth by Jessica Mitford

Obstetrics and Medical Research

1. Obstetric Myths Vs. Research Realities by Henci Goer

2. The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer

3. Unassisted Childbirth by Laura Shanley

Parenting Books

1. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International

2. Nursing Mother, Working Mother by Gale Pryor

Other Books

1. The Death of Common Sense; How Law is Suffocating America by Philip K. Howard; atty

2. The Medical Racket by Martin L Gross

3. Miracle Cures by Jean Carper

4. Wise Woman Herbals for the Childbearing Year by Susan Weed

5. The Intelligent Patient's Guide to the Doctor-Patient Relationship

6. Calcium; Nature's Versatile Mineral by Gene Spiller

7. Women's Health Solutions by Gary Null, Ph.D.

8. Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler

Other

1. Video: Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper

2. http://www.birthlove.com

3. http://www.freebirth.com

4. http://www.midwiferytoday.com

5. http://www.unhinderedliving.com/

6. http://www.geocities.com/upholder_of_birth

7. http://www.mercola.com

8. http://www.garynull.com

9. http://www.susanweed.com

10. http://www.hencigoer.com

11. http://www.ICAN-online.org

12. www.icpa4kids.org

13. http://www.birthingwithin.com

14. www.gentlebirth.com

15. www.breechbabies.com

16. www.lotusbirth.com

17. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/

18. www.DONA.org

19. www.birthjunkie.com

20. www.kellymom.com

Learn more about this author, Melissa Strong.
Click here to send this author comments or questions.