Pregnancy and Baby Care Books

Here are recommended books on pregnancy and below that, infant and baby care. Remember, try them before you buy them - just go to www.lapl.org and have them sent to your branch. They'll call you when they're ready.

Happy reading!

Books On Pregnancy and Birth

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin

Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally - Janet Balaskas

A Good Birth, A Safe Birth: Choosing and Having the Childbirth Experience You Want, Third Revised Edition - Diana Korte, Roberta Scaeral

Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation - Pam England, Rob Horowitz

Magical Child - Joseph Clinton Pearce

The Secret Life of the Unborn Child - Thomas Verny, MD with John Kelly

Our Babies, Ourselves - Meredith F. Small

Birth Without Violence - Federick Leboyer

The Pregnancy Journal - A. Christine Harris, PhD

The Expectant Father - Armin A. Brott, Jennifer Ash

The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy - Vicki Iovine

Mayo Clinic Complete Book of Pregnancy and Baby's First Year

Dear Parents, Caring for Infants with Respect - Magda Gerber

Birth and Beyond: the Definitive Guide to Your Pregnancy, Your Birth, Your
Family - from Minus 9 to Plus 9 Months - Yehudi Gordon (available from Amazon.co.uk with a credit card - they deliver Airmail. This book has a particularly useful A-Z Health Guide that is very detailed and became my bible with my newborn.)

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger.

Books on Infant and Baby Care

Trees Make the Best Mobiles: Simple Ways to Raise Your Child in a Complex World by Jessica Teich, Brandel France de Bravo

The Baby Book - Dr. William Sears (or any of his other books including The Attachment Parenting Book)

The Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby (check out the E.A.S.Y. routine - saved us) -- by Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau

The Vital Touch : How Intimate Contact With Your Baby Leads To Happier, Healthier Development - Sharon Heller, PhD

The New Father: A Dad's Guide to The First Year; A Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years - by Armin A. Brott

Listening to Your Baby: A New Approach to Parenting Your Newborn - Jay Gordon, MD

Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer - Harvey Karp (and check out the dvd at the public library - lapl.org)

Sweet Dreams - Paul Fliess, MD

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (A La Leche League International Book) - Gwen Gotsch, etal.

Mayo Clinic Complete Book of Pregnancy and Baby's First Year

Dear Parents, Caring for Infants with Respect - Magda Gerber

Birth and Beyond: the Definitive Guide to Your Pregnancy, Your Birth, Your Family - from Minus 9 to Plus 9 Months - Yehudi Gordon (available from Amazon.co.uk with a credit card - they deliver Airmail. This book has a particularly useful A-Z Health Guide that is very detailed and became my bible with my newborn.)