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Articles

Links to articles we have found helpful:

• Baby is breech: What should I do now?
• Ecstatic Birth: The Hormonal Blueprint of Labor
• The Best Cesarean Possible: An Article by Penny Simpkin
• Cultural Influences on Infant Sleep
  Interesting, well researched article about cultural factors that influence infant sleep.
• Pain in Labour: Your hormones are your helpers

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Reading and Listening

A guide to books, CDs, and DVDs to enhance your experience of pregnancy and early parenting.

Books

Pregnancy and Birth

• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Ina May Gaskin
  Solid information and inspiration for those seeking a natural approach to birth. The statistics in the Appendix alone are worth the price of admission.
• Birthing From Within: Pam England and Rob Horowitz
  An excellent guide to working through your issues, fears, concerns, joys, etc. regarding birth.
• The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth: Penny Simkin, PT
  This is the one to get for your husband or partner. Simple, direct, and clear.
• Pregnancy Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide: Penny Simpkin, PT; Janet Whalley, RN, BSN; Ann Keppler RN, MN
  One of the best overall guides to pregnancy; great template/guides for developing a birth plan.
• The Spirit of Pregnancy: Bonni Goldberg
  An outstanding collection of women writers and poets on the experience of pregnancy and birth
• The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Diana Korte
• Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year: Susun Weed
• Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You: Renfrew, Fisher, Arms

Prenatal and General Yoga

• Preparing for Birth with Yoga: Janet Balaskas
• Motherwell Maternity Fitness Plan: Bonnie Berk
• Yoga for Pregnancy: Sandra Jordan
• The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health: Linda Sparrowe and Patricia Walden
• Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living: Donna Farhi.
• Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness: Donna Farhi.

Postpartum and Early Parenting

• Baby Om: Yoga for Mothers and Babies: Laura Staton and Sarah Perron
  Our favorite postpartum yoga book.
• After the Baby’s Birth: A Woman’s Way to Wellness: Robin Lim
  One of the best guides to the "fourth trimester" and beyond.
• The Baby Book: William and Martha Sears
  From a pediatrician and nurse who have raised eight children. Lots of commonsense.
• What’s Going On In There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life: Lise Eliot, Ph.D.
  A fascinating account of how babies’ brains grow. A must for parents of newborns.
• Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent:
  Meredith Small
  Insightful, cross-cultural perspective on early parenting. Will relieve your anxieties about whether you’re “doing it right.”
• Itsy Bitsy Yoga: Helen Garabedian
  The at-home complement to our Itsy Bitsy Yoga® classes
• Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting: Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn

Audio

• Health Journeys: Guided Visualization for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth: Belleruth Naparstek
  We can’t recommend this enough as an empowering support during pregnancy.
• Bija: Todd Norian
  For relaxation and the birthing room. Takes you to another realm.
• Koi: PC Davidoff
  For savasana and relaxation.
• Love is Space: Deva Premal
  The Essence: Deva Premal
  Either of these is wonderful for yoga and for labor.
• Will You Be My Friend?: The Roches
  A delightful album that both children and adults will enjoy.
• Family Tree: Tom Chapin
  Moonboat: Tom Chapin
  Hands-down one of the best singer/songwriters of family music.
• Lullaby: A Collection: Music for Little People

Videos and DVDs

We’ve reviewed A LOT of prenatal yoga DVDs. Below are some of our favorites to support your home practice:

• Prenatal Yoga: Shiva Rea
• Yoga for Pregnancy, Labor and Birth: Colette Crawford
• The Method: Baby and Me Prenatal Yoga: Gurmukh Khalsa
• Postnatal Yoga: Shiva Rea
• Postnatal Yoga: Colette Crawford

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