More Great Reads for Your Pregnancy
- Sleeping With Your Baby by James McKenna, 2007. A great read on co-sleeping.
- Up The Duff: The Real Guide To Pregnancy Book by Kaz Cooke, 1999. This will appeal to you if you want a light-hearted look at pregnancy, birth and babies.
- Men At Birth by David Vernon 2006. Full of stories written by men, for men, about their birth experiences.
- Hello Baby by Jenni Overend & Julie Vivas, 1999. Read how one family celebrate the birth of a baby at home with warmth, honesty and joy. A beautiful book.
- Optimal Foetal Positioning by Jean Sutton & Pauline Scott, 1996. Suggests ways to help align the baby in utero in the maternal pelvis before labour starts.
- The Business Of Being Born by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein , 2007. This film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current American maternity care system.
- Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by Martha Beck, 2000. A story about a couple’s second child who has Down syndrome and what they learned and unlearned.
- The Pink Kit by Wintergreen & Common Knowledge Trust, 2007. A multimedia kit includes tips on how to prepare your birthing body; childbirth skills using information from women of different cultures, religions and socio-economic backgrounds.
- There’s A House Inside My Mummy by Giles Andreae and Vanessa Cabban, 2002. A good book for young siblings portraying the special time for the family.