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Books we love


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Gentle Birth, Gentle Parenting

by Sarah J Buckley, MD

Sarah Buckley might be called a third-wave natural birth advocate. A doctor and a mother, she approaches the question of how a woman and baby might have the most fulfilling birth experience with respect for the wisdom of both medical science and the human body.

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Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

by Ina May Gaskin MA, CPM, PhD(Hon.)

​Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the world’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy and fulfilling birthing experience.

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Spiritual Midwifery

by Ina May Gaskin MA, CPM, PhD(Hon.)

​Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the world’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy and fulfilling birthing experience.

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New Active Birth

by Janet Balaskas 

​ “New Active Birth” will help you and your partner prepare for and experience an Active Birth. Naturally, throughout time and the world over, women have chosen to walk, stand, squat, lie – to move their bodies freely and actively to find the most comfortable positions for labour and birth.

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Birth and Breastfeeding

by Michel Odent 

​ ‘To give birth to her baby, the mother needs privacy. She needs to feel unobserved. The newborn baby needs the skin of the mother, the smell of the mother, her breast. These are all needs that we hold in common with the other mammals, but which humans have learned to neglect, to ignore or even deny.’

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Joyous childbirth changes the world

by Dr. Tadashi Yoshimura 


“No matter how science has progressed, childbirth, in essence, has remained unchanged from ancient times…[it] is the last natural process left to us,” writes internationally lauded obstetrician Dr. Tadashi Yoshimura.

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Hypnobirthing: The Mongan Method 

by Marie Mongan 

​Childbirth is not something to be feared; it is a natural expression of life. With HypnoBirthing, your pregnancy and childbirth will become the gentle, life-affirming process it was meant to be.

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Birth with Confidence

by Rhea Dempsey 

​In this accessible, straightforward book, Rhea Dempsey draws on over thirty years’ experience to show how a woman’s choice of caregivers, support team and birthplace, as well as her life experience and personal attitudes to pain, will affect her birth outcomes.

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Birth Skills

by Juju Sundin 

​Obstetric physiotherapist Juju Sundin shares the techniques she has pioneered over her 30-year career, while Sarah Murdoch takes you on a personal journey of her own labour and birth, describing how she learned the skills in the class then applied them on the big day.

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A Modern Woman’s Guide to a Natural Empowering Birth

by Katrina Zaslavsky

An inspirational self-help guide to empower yourself for a positive birth experience. The perfect empowering gift and complete mind-body preparation guide for every woman in bloom!
A collection of Inspiring Birth Stories, expert tips, practical tools and insights to overcome your fears and reclaim your natural birth power in a modern world.

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Birthing from Within - An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation

by Pam England

​Here is a holistic approach to childbirth that examines this profound rite-of-passage not as a medical event but as an act of self-discovery. Exercises and activities such as journal writing, meditation, and painting will help mothers analyze their thoughts and face their fears during pregnancy. For use during birth, the book offers proven techniques for coping with labor pain without drugs




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Face to Face with Childbirth 

by Julia Sundin

"I especially appreciate the chapter on pain called Pain Power and Progress" - Marie Louise Lapiere
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