Volunteer Resources
Please feel free to print and use the following handouts with your clients
Relaxation/Breathing here and here
Pregnant Women's Rights here
Birth Plan Template here
Positions for Labor here
Going the Full 40 here and here
Breastfeeding here
Client Agreement here
Fertility:
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Your Fertility Signals – Winstein
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Taking Charge of Your Fertility – Weschler
Pregnancy:
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Our Bodies Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth - Boston Women's Health Book Collective
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Spiritual Midwifery - Gaskin
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Birthing from Within - England
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The Simple Guide To Having a Baby - Whaley
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The ICEA Guide To Pregnancy and Birth - ICEA
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn - Simkin
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The Birth Book – Sears
Nutrition
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Feeding Baby Green - Greene
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Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year - Weed
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The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care – Morell
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Your Vegetarian Pregnancy - Roberts
Blessingways
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Blessingways - Maser
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Mother Rising – Cortlund
Birth
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The Birth Book - Sears
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn - Simkin
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The Simple Guide To Having a Baby - Whaley
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Ina May's Guide To Childbirth - Gaskin
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Birthing from Within - England
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Hypnobirthing – Mongan
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Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding - Kroeger
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The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth - Goer; Wheeler
Postpartum Depression
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This Isn't What I Expected – Kleiman
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Beyond the Blues - La Leche League International
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The Mother-To-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book - Poulin
Breastfeeding
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The Breastfeeding Book - Sears
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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding – La Leche League International
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Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding – Kroeger
Parenting
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The Attachment Parenting Book - Sears
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The Discipline Book - Sears
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Attachment Parenting - Granju and Kennedy
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The Earliest Relationship – Brazelton
Twins/Multiples
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Mothering Mutiples - Gromada
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Twinspiration – Lage
For Dads
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The Expectant Father - Ash and Brott
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Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads - Greenburg and Hayden
Sleep
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The Baby Sleep Book - Sears
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The No Cry Sleep Solution – Pantley
Lifestyle
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Hands Free Mama – Stafford
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The Vaccine Book - Sears
Exercise
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Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year – Noble
Survivors of Abuse
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Survivor Moms - Sperlich
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When Survivors Give Birth - Simkin
VBACS
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The VBAC Companion - Corte
Adoption
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Birthmothers: Women Who have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories - Jones