Pregnancy books, etc.

[hapersmion]

I was looking at books to recommend to my cousin, and figured it wouldn't hurt to make up a list for future reference. Everyone, please comment! What have I left out?

Comments

[wayferny]

Was your "Birthing from Within" book any good? I liked their website, but I don't remember your opinion about the book.

[hapersmion]

It was good enough. It doesn't have enough information about interventions and the birth process to be the ONLY pregnancy book someone reads, but it could be very useful with getting people in touch with what they really want and giving them the courage to go get it. I think you'd have to take the class to get the full benefit, but it will help with that decision. I think it would be especially useful for people with fears, or with a previous bad experience.

[wayferny]

Ooh! Ooh! What about "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding"? I liked it a bunch and found it very helpful and encouraging with all the problems I had nursing DAT. It's a classic.

[hapersmion]

That's on the list as a must-read. :)

[hapersmion]

There's also Marston Wagner's Born in the USA, that one has a lot of info about current hospital practices, I hear.

And here's a new book: Breastfeeding Facts for Fathers by Michels. That's a new angle. :)