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Recommended Reading

Healthy Parents, Better Babies, Francesca Naish
This is a fabulous fertility book. I highly recommend it. This book needs to be in your library.

Getting Pregnant Naturally, Winifred Conkling
Easy to read. Excellent for your clients.

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, Toni Weschler
This is a technical book. Great for those who want a strong medical informative book.

Massage During Pregnancy, Bett Waters
A book written for both professionals and couples.

Childbirth Wisdom - From the World's Oldest Societies, Judith Goldsmith
This is a wonderful study of childbirth practices around the world. Out-of-print. You may have go to library to check-out.

Birthing From Within, Pam England & Rob Horowitz
Book for both parents and professionals who want to get back to the sacred event that birth is meant to be, whether in a hospital or at home.

Spiritual Midwifery, Ina May Gaskin
A must read classic.

The Birth Partner, Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth, Penny Simkin
This is what you need to help a woman through childbirth.

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year, Susan Weed
A comprehensive guide to herbs used during the thirteen-moon childbearing year.

Birth Without Violence, Fredrick Leboyer
A comparison of the response between infants born in today's "traditional" way and those born into a gentle and respectful environment.

Active Birth, Janet & Arthur Balaskas
A book filled with practical advice and exercises designed to make one an active participant in one's childbirth experience, rather than a passive subject in the process.

Yoga for Pregnancy, Sandra Jordon
A yoga book with clear information about the importance of proper alignment, yoga for pregnancy and postpartum.

Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year, Elizabeth Noble
A must have! An informative book with an insight into the importance of prenatal exercise.

Hygieia, Jeannine Parvati-Baker
A beautiful and inspiring herbal book. Insights shared by the author open the reader up to a new vision of life, plants and feminine wisdom.

Childbirth With Insight, Elizabeth Noble
Exactly what the title says. The author offers information from her own births as well as her clients. Great reading. This is out-of-print, so check your local library.

A Wise Birth, Penny Armstrong
Personal insights by a certified nurse midwife.

Touching, Ashley Montague
A must read for anyone involved in touch. Mothers who are touched are more likely to touch their offspring.

Infant Massage - A Handbook for Loving Parents, Vimala McClure
This is a wonderful book for parents and professionals. There are many photographs accompanied by easy-to-understand text.

Baby's First Massage, Teresa Kirkpatrick Ramsey
Massage for the newborn. Very clear, easy-to-understand text. Nice photographs.

Birthing the Future, Susan Arms
VIDEO - Highly recommended. Purchase through Suzanne Arms. www.birthingthefuture.com