Reading

Books:

• The Nurturing Touch at Birth (Paulina Perez)
• The Doula Advantage (Rachel Gurevich)
• Special Women (Paulina Perez)
• Mothering the Mother (Klaus, Klaus, Kennell)
• The Doula Book (Klaus, Klaus, Kennell)
• The Birth Partner (Penny Simkin)
• The Labor Progress Handbook (Penny Simkin)
• Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities (Henci Goer)
• The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth (Henci Goer)
• Active Birth (Janet Balaskas)
• Mind Over Labor (Carl Jones)
• Easing Labor Pain (Adrienne Lieberman)
• A Good Birth, A Safe Birth (Diana Korte & Roberta Scaer)
• Gentle Birth Choices (Barbara Harper)
• Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn (Simkin, Whalley, Kepler)
• The Birth Book (Sears & Sears)
• Cesarean Birth & VBAC (Elizabeth Kaufman)
• The VBAC Companion (Diana Korte)
• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Sheila Kitzinger)
• Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Robbie Davis-Floyd)
• When Hello Means Goodbye (Kirk & Schweibert)
• The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers (Dr. Jack Newman & Teresa Pitman) (for the USA)
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (La Leche League International)
• Spiritual Midwifery (Ina May Gaskin)
• Birth Reborn (Michael Odent MD)
• Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirh and Modern Maternity Care (Jennifer Block)

Articles to read:

http://www.autismtoday.com/articles/ATTN_Researchers.htm

“What Every Woman Should Know about Cesarean Section”

“For the Expectant Mom, Its Not Too Much to Ask” by Tina Cassidy, BOSTON GLOBE

“The C-Section Epidemic” by Jennifer Block, LA TIMES

“Cesareans May Harm Lung Growth” BBC

“Maternal Hormone Protects Baby’s Brain During Birth” by Roxanne Khamsi, THE NEW SCIENTIST

“Mothers Aren’t Behind a Vogue for Cesarean Section” by Eugene DeClerq & Judy Norsigian, BOSTON GLOBE

“Epidurals: Risks and Concerns” by Sarah J. Buckley, MOTHERING MAGAZINE

“Ecstatic Birth” by Sarah J. Buckley, MOTHERING MAGAZINE

“Statement on Home Births” American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

“Home Births” Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Medical Studies:

“Alternative Strategy to Decrease Cesarean Section: Support by Doulas During Labor”

“Home Birth Study” British Medical Journal, June 2005

“Maternal and Neonatal Individual Risks and Benefits Associated with Caesarean Delivery: Multicentre Prospective Study” British Medical Journal, October 2007

“Risk of Respiratory Morbidity in Term Infants Delivered by Elective Cesarean Section: Cohort Study” British Medical Journal, December 2007

“Cesarean Fact Sheet” ICAN

“Umbilical Cord Clamping After Birth” British Medical Journal, August 2007

“Outcomes of Planned Home Births with Certified Professional Midwives: Large Prospective Study in North America ” British Medical Journal, June 2005