Resources

I have a huge list of resources, but below are some of my top favorites:

Books

• The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Genevieve Howland

• The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Hency Goer

• The Birth partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions by Penny Simkin

• Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

• Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin

• Birth Matters by Ina May Gaskin

• Expecting Better by Emily Oster

Podcasts

• Birthings Instincts

• The Holistic OBGYN

• The Birth Hour

• Birthfit

Videos

• Why not Home

• Heads up

• The business of being born

• Mama Sherpas

• The Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives

Postpartum Resources and Books

• The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson

• Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleinmann

• This isn’t What I expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleinmann

• Natural Health After Birth: The Complete Guide to Postpartum Wellness by Aviva Romm

• What About Us?: A New Parents Guide to Safeguarding Your Over-Anxious, Over-Extended, Sleep-Deprived Relationship by Karen Kleinmann

• Nobody Told Me About That-The First Six Weeks by Penny Simkin

• The First Forty Days by Amely Greeven, Heng Ou, and Marisa Belger

• Postpartum Support International https://www.postpartum.net/