Recommended Resources:
 
Books
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth 
by Ina May Gaskin
 
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers Revised and Updated:
by Jack Newman, MD, and Teresa Pitman
 
The Birth Partner 
by Penny Simkin
 
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley and Ann Keppler
 
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
by Henci Goer and Rhonda Wheeler
 
The Baby Book 
by William Sears, MD, and Martha Sears, RN
 
The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion  
Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth
by Marshall Klaus, MD, John Kennell, PhD, and Phyllis Klaus, MSW
 
Websites
 
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
 
Ask Dr. Sears
 
DONA, Int'l.  (Doulas of North America)
 
 
Gentle Spirit Birth Services
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