Here is a small sample of some the fantastic books available out there which might be useful in your preparation for home birth:
1. Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering, By Dr Sarah Buckley
2. Breastfeeding Naturally, By Jill Day
3. Having a Great Birth in Australia, By David Vernon
4. Men at Birth, By David Vernon
5. Vaccination Roulette: Experiences, risks and alternatives, By Australian Vaccination Network
6. BirthWork, By Jenny Blyth
7. Attachment Parenting, William & Martha Sears
8. The successful Child, By William & Martha Sears
9. The Discipline Book, By William & Martha Sears
10. Sleeping Like A Baby, By Pinky McKay
11. Active Birth, By Janet Balaskas
12. Breastfeeding through Pregnancy and Beyond, By Australian Breastfeeding Association
13. The Post-Baby Conversation, By Alison Osborn
14. Birth Your Way, By Sheila Kitzinger
15. The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, by Henci Goer
16. The New Pregnancy and Childbirth, By Sheila Kitzinger
17. Birth at Home By David miller
18. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May
19. Birth and Breastfeeding by Michael Odent
20. Primal Health By Michael Odent
21. The Farmer and the Obstetrician. By Michael Odent
22. The Caesarean By Michael Odent
23. When Survivors Give Birth By Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus
24. Spiritual Midwifery By Ina May Gaskin
25. Birthing From Within. By Pam England
26. The Natural Way to Better Babies.
27. The Water Birth Book, by Janet Balaskas
28. The Pink Kit, By Common Knowledge Trust
29. Birth Without Violence, by Frederick Levoyer
30. How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk By Faber and Mazlish
31. Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves by Naomi Aldort
32. Parenting For A peaceful World by Robin Grille
33. Liberated parents, liberated children by Faber and Mazlish
34. Toddler Tactics by Pinky Mackay
Children's Books
My Brother Jimi Jazz, By Chrissy Butler
Hello Baby, by Jenni Overend
We're Having a Homebirth www.homebirthchildrensbook.com
Special Interest Books
Breech Birth, Woman Wise by Maggie Banks
Birth International, Capers, Amazon and the Australian Breastfeeding Association are a great resource for these books.
DVDs For Antenatal Education
There are a number of good quality DVDs available to assist you with your learning. A small sample are:
The Business of Being Born (USA)
Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal (AUST)
In the Womb (UK)
Making Sense of Pregnancy, Birth, Baby (AUST)
Labour Pain (NZ)
The Big Stretch (AUST)
Birth As We Know It (USA)
NNST Information (Neonatal Screen Test) (AUST)
In a Simple Way....A Child is Born (AUST)
The Art of Birth (AUST)
What If... (AUST)
Follow Me Mum (Breastfeeding Information) (AUST)
Our Journey to Homebirth (USA)
The Australian Vaccination Network DVDs (AUST)
What Babies Want (NTSC - USA)
It's Time to Sleep (AUST)
