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"Understanding Diagnostic Tests in
the Childbearing Years" by Anne Frye
and Susun Weed's "Wise Woman Herbal
for the Childbearing Year" are my bibles
of midwifery. What one doesn't give you, the
other does. Both these books are dog-eared and
worn and I couldn't work without them."
-Gloria Lemay, Vancouver, BC Canada
Leslie Laurence and Beth Weinhouse, "Outrageous
Practices" (Fawcett/Columbine, 1994)
The alarming truth about how medicine mistreats
women. This includes references about the surgicalization
of childbirth; it likens OBs preference toward
surgery with the saying: "When you only
have a hammer, everything looks like a nail."
Order them from Kimberley
Hudson and save money: only $15 per
book.
Sheila Kitzinger, "Homebirth"
(Dorling Kindersley, 1991) This book changed
my life.
Jenni Overend, "Welcome With Love"
(Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2000) A beautiful
book for children about homebirth. For a book
review for "Welcome With Love" by
LLM, go here.
Henci Goer, The
Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth
-this includes her chapter on dealing with long
labors.
Pregnancy
and Childbirth Tips by Gail J. Dahl.
Accessible and practical.
Marsden Wagner, MD- "Pursuing the Birth
Machine" (ACE Graphics,1994) The information
in this book presents a serious indictment against
the rampant use of technology in birth. The
author- a neonatologist, perinatal epidemiologist,
and former Director of Women's and Children's
Health for the World Health Organization- is
a big supporter of midwifery and homebirth.
Enkin, MW, Keirse MJNC, Renfrew M, Neilson
J (1995). "A Guide to Effective Care
in Pregnancy and Childbirth" (second
edition), Oxford University Press.
Laura Shanley, "Unassisted Childbirth"
(Bergin & Garvey, 1994) View her site.
Jeannine Parvati Baker, "Prenatal Yoga
and Natural Birth" (Freestone Pub.,
1974) View her
site.
Natalie Angier, "The Beauty of the
Beastly" (Houghton Mifflin Co., 1996)
Illuminates readers on the beauty of oxytocin,
and includes a revolutionary theory on the true
purpose of menstruation.
Mary Daly, "Gyn/Ecology, the Metaethics
of Radical Feminism" (Beacon Pr. 1990)
This "Positively Revolting Hag" shares
her extensive research on female genital mutilation,
and writes fiercely enough to send women rioting
in the streets.
Goer, H (1994). "Obstetric Myths Versus
Research Realities" (Don Creevy)
Jared Diamond, "The Third Chimpanzee"
(Harperperennial Library,1993) A brilliant book
on the brilliance of evolution; includes a brief
study of human sexuality from the perspectives
of evolutionary psychology and biology.
Robert S. Mendelsohn, MD- "MalePractice-
How Doctors Manipulate Women" (Contemporary
Books, Inc. 1981) A shocking and often heartbreaking
exposé of common obstetrical practices
and their true origins: institutionalized chauvinism
and violence against women.
Lynne Mc Taggart, "What
Doctors Don't Tell You" -recommended
by a medical student.
