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Recommended Reading

Our Favorite Books
  • The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman through Childbirth, Penny Simkin
  • Birthing from Within- Pam England & Rob Horowitz
  • The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth- Sheila Kitzinger
  • The Doula Book- Marshall H. Klaus M.D., John H. Kennell and Phyllis H. Klaus
  • An Easier Childbirth: A Mother’s Guide for Birthing Normally- Gayle Peterson
  • Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About Birthing Centers, Bieth Attendants. Water Birth, Home Birth and Hospital Births- Barbara Harper
  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth- Ina May Gaskin
  • The Mother of all Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth and Everything In Between- Ann Douglas
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn- Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, & Ann Keppler
  • The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth- Henci Goer
  • The Well Baby Book – Mike and Nancy Samuels
  • Birthing in the Spirit, by Cathy Daub



Breastfeeding

  • The Breastfeeding Answer Book- Nancy Mohrbacher, Julie Stock, & Edward Newton
  • The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers- Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman
  • Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding- Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman
  • The Nursing Mother’s Companion- Kathleen Higgins & Ruth Lawrence
  • Breastfeeding With Comfort and Joy, by Laura Keegan



Postpartum Books

  • Postpartum Survival Guide – Ann Punnewold, PhD
  • Good Night, Sleep Tight: The Sleep Lady’s Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep , Stay Asleep, And Wake Up Happy by Kim West and Joanne Kenen (Paperback – Jan 2006)
  • She also has a direct website: http://www.sleeplady.com/
  • Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night’s Sleep by Jodi A. Mindell (Paperback – Mar 15, 2005)
  • The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night by Elizabeth Pantley and William Sears (Paperback – Mar 28, 2002)
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  • Home
  • About
    • Office Hours
    • Birth Doulas >
      • Bethany Brown, Director
      • Abigail Condon
      • Amanda White
      • Becky Enick
      • Brandi Bogan
      • Brooke Muldoon
      • Caitlin Kish
      • Caressa Spychala
      • Colleen Ulke
      • Gabbie Kim
      • Jacqueline Collier
      • Jessica Thomas
      • Lily Bean
      • Rachel Yonan
      • Shanyn Winnowski
      • Sharon Rank
    • Postpartum Doulas >
      • Pittsburgh Doula Network
    • FAQs
    • Testimonials
  • Open House
  • Evidence Based Birth®
  • Client Portal
    • Forms >
      • Doula Registration Form
      • Client Evaluation
    • Payments
    • Resources >
      • 10 Signs of Labor
      • Babywearing
      • Breastfeeding Resources
      • Childbirth Classes
      • Chiropractors
      • Doula Training
      • Family Resources
      • Mother's Milk Bank of Pittsburgh Project
      • Mother's Resources
      • Pets & Kids
      • Photographers
      • Prenatal Yoga Classes
      • Recommended Reading
      • VBAC
  • Birth Stool
  • Contact