Pregnancy and Birth Products I Recommend

Here are my recommendations for pregnancy and birth related books, videos, and products.

Listed below are my favorites and/or what I consider some of the best resources out there.

Books

Pregnancy/Birth

Unassisted Childbirth by Laura Kaplan Shanley

Dance of the Womb: The Essential Guide to Belly Dance for Pregnancy and Birth by Maha Al Musa

A gem of a book! It provides belly dance instruction and also details Maha's own journey of discovering her cultural roots to her feminine spirit, belly dance, and motherhood. Complete with beautiful photos. Empowering and uplifting! See my complete review of Dance of the Womb.

There is also a great bellydance instructional DVD to go with the book. The DVD includes footage of Maha's own homebirth. See my review of the DVD Dance of the Womb here.

The Power of Pleasurable Childbirth: Safety, Simplicity, and Satisfaction are all within our reach! by Laurie A. Morgan

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd

HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd Edition) by Marie F. Mongan

Breastfeeding

The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solving Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America, Revised & Updated Edition by Dr. Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh Revised Edition (La Leche League International Book) La Leche League International

Motherhood

The Yummy Mummy Manifesto: Baby, Beauty, Balance, and Bliss by Anna Johnson

Let the Baby Drive: Navigating the Road of New Motherhood by Lu Hanessian

Baby on Board: Becoming a Mother without Losing Yourself-A Guide for Moms-to-Be by Joelle Jay and Amy Kovarick

The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood (Live Girls) by Ariel Gore

Celebrating Motherhood: A Comforting Companion for Every Expecting Mother by Andrea Alban Gosline and Lisa Burnett Bossi with Ame Mahler Beanland

Attachment Parenting

The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart by Jan Hunt

The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development) by Jean Liedloff

The Roots of Natural Mothering: Through the Seasons of Pregnancy, Journey of Birth, and Motherbaby Moon Time by Janice Marsh-Prelesnik (my midwife!)

Videos

Orgasmic Birth (See my review of Orgasmic Birth )

The Business of Being Born

Pregnant in America

Tummy 2 Tummy The Babywearing Instructional DVD