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vdoula’s Book Lending Library

• Over 40 titles to choose from!
• Click on the titles below to view Amazon book reviews and sample chapters.
• Print out a PDF version of the book lending library list.
• Please borrow 1 title at a time.
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Pregnancy and Childbirth

Spiritual Midwifery by Ina Mae Gaskin

Ina Mae’s Guide to Natural Childbirth by Ina Mae Gaskin

The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin, PT, CD(DONA)

Active Birth by Sheila Kitzinger

The Thinking Women’s Guide to Childbirth by Henci Goer

Birthing from Within by Pam England

The Bradley Method® Student Workbook  by the Hathaways

Hypnobirthing: A Celebration of Life  by Marie Mongan

A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Deepak Chopra

The Mother of all Pregnancy Books by Ann Douglas

 The Pregnancy Bible by Joanne Stone, MD & Keith Eddleman, MD

Cesarean Awareness/VBAC Support

Artemis Speak: VBAC Stories & Natural Childbirth Information by Nan Koehler

Open Season: A Survival Guide for Natural Birth and VBAC in the 90's  by Nancy Wainer Cohen

Fertility

Getting Pregnant by Anne Charlish

Yoga as Medicine  by Yoga Journal and Timothy Mccall

Women’s Health

Hygieia: A Women’s Herbal by Jeanine Parkvati

Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, first edition by Christiane Northrup, MD

Yoga as Medicine  by Yoga Journal and Timothy Mccall

Breastfeeding

The Nursing Mother’s Companion      by Kathleen Huggins, RN, MS

Mothering Your Nursing Toddler by Norma Jane Bumgarner

Breast-Feeding and Natural Child Spacing by Sheila Kippley

Maternity Leave

The Best Friend’s Guide to Maternity Leave by Betty Holcomb

For Fathers

The Expectant Father by Armin A. Brott and Jennifer Ash

The New Father by Armin A. Brott

The Dad’s Guide to the Toddler Years Parenting by Armin A. Brott

Infant/Child Health

The Baby Book  by The Sears Family Doctors

How to Raise a Healthy Child In Spite of Your Doctor by Robert S. Mendelsohn, MD

The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood by The Sears Family Doctors

Infant Massage: A handbook for Loving Parents  by Vimala McClure

Baby 411 by Ari Brown, MD and Denise Fields

Infant/Child Behavior

The Happiest Baby on the Block  by Harvey Karp, MD

The Happiest Toddler on the Block by Harvey Karp, MD

The Discipline Book by Sears and Sears

Smart Love by Pieper and Pieper

How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Child Sleep

The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley

The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers by Elizabeth Pantley

The Baby Sleep Book by the Sears Family Doctors

Advocacy

Pushed by Jennifer Block

Midwifery

Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife by Peggy Vincent

Heart & Hands: A Midwife’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth by Elizabeth Davis

Neonatal Resuscitation by AAP & AHA

Humor

The Girlfriends’ Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine

Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy