Resources for Further Learning

A modest list of books, websites, and other resources I have found useful in my studies, ideal for birthing bodies and beyond!

 

Pregnancy and Fetal Development/ Birth

Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simkin et al.

The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin

Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read

Birthing from Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz

Orgasmic/Ecstatic Birth 

Hypnobirthing

 

Raising Babies

And Baby Makes Three by John and Julie Gottman

The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp

The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer (watch the TED talk here)

 

Doulas

Find Answers to Questions about Doulas in my blog post here!

Birth Doula Skills Course at Bastyr University

Sacred Birthing School Community Doula and Preconception Course

 

Getting to Know Your Body

Our Bodies, Ourselves

Honoring our Cycles by Katie Singer

Hot Pantz; Do it Yourself Gynecology

Types of Menstrual Products

The Pill Linked to Depression

Alternatives to Hormonal Birth Control

Tracking your cycle (how to)

Period Underwear-

Thinx

Cute Fruit Undies

 

Medical Industrial Complex and Birth

Born in the USA by Marsden Wagner

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

Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block

Woman in the Body by Emily Martin

 

Unpacking Privilege

Women, Race, and Class by Angela Y. Davis

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Assata by Assata Shakur

The Ethical Slut by Janet W. Hardy

Why Are the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum Ph.D.

We Should All be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Sexing the Body by Anne Fausto-Sterling

Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici

Where We Stand: Class Matters by bell hooks

Meet Polkadot by Talcott Broadhead

 

Food and Nutrition

Taste What You’re Missing by Barb Stuckey

Farmacology by Daphne Miller

First Bite by Bee Wilson

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun S. Weed

The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Childcare by Sally Fallon

And other Nourishing Traditions books!

A wonderful and intersectional blog by a colleague of mine: http://www.lipsmackincrusade.com/

Check out my resources page on my Spring quarter 2016 blog The Terroir of Birth

 

Breast/Chest Feeding and Alternatives

Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin

La Leche League

Chestfeeding

Alternatives to Breastmilk

 

VBAC

About VBACs

 

Trans Birth

Trans-Inclusive Doulas

 

Abortion Doulas

Full Spectrum Doulas

Abortion Doula Training 

 

Death Doulas

What is a Death Doula?

Become an End of Life Doula 

 

Healing from Trauma Before Birth

When Survivors Give Birth by Penny Simkin

The Work of Byron Katie

I’m Taking My Body Back by Rupi Kaur

 

Intersectional Information for Doulas (and everyone!)

The Radical Doula Guide by Miriam Zoila Perez

and the Radical Doula Blog

The Doulas: Radical Care for Birthing People by Mary Mahoney and Lauren Mitchell

Why We Need Queer Birth Justice by Olivia Polk

Non-Violent Communication and the work of Marshall Rosenberg

The issues with Non-Violent Communication

Accomplices not Allies

 

Nourishing the Soul

Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Say Yes by Andrea Gibson

Chani Nicholas Horoscopes

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

I Thought It Was Just Me (But it Isn’t) by Brene Brown

 

This is by no means an exhaustive list! Do you have resources that have aided you in your journey as a doula, midwife, nutritionist, teacher, or person?

Please share in the comments!

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