Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
By: January Harshe
3.63
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
An inclusive, non-judgmental, and empowering guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum life th…
Want to Read $ 11.99"There's a big difference between an intervention that's introduced or suggested due to a true medical need - or even by your request - and one that's due to impatience; a difference between someone saying "We're noticing this, let's discuss your options as well as our recommendations and reasons" and "We're noticing this, and you have to do this." In the first case, a care provider gives information and wants to talk options; in the second, the care provider uses fear and shaming to coerce the decision they want. Having a working, respectful, and good relationship with your care provider can make all the difference here, but so can your clarity about this one thing: you deserve respect, options, and support. If you are feeling pressured into an intervention, if you are feeling guilted into an intervention, if you are feeling ignored, disrespected, or embarrassed in any way, as if you need to make a certain choice to please other people in the room, this is not good care and you need a second opinion - or a new care provider."-January Harshe, Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
If you liked the self help plot in Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum by January Harshe , here is a list of 19 books like this:
1. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
By: Ina May Gaskin
4.36
Format: 348 pages, Paperback
What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you. Drawing upon her thirty-plus year… read more
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"It is important to keep in mind that our bodies must work pretty well, or their wouldn't be so many humans on the planet."-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
"Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body."-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
"It would be a mistake, though, to consider care by family doctors or midwives inferior to that offered by obstetricians simply on the grounds that obstetricians need not refer care to a family physic…"-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
"Gardeners know that you must nourish the soil if you want healthy plants. You must water the plants adequately, especially when seeds are germinating and sprouting, and they should be planted in a nu…"-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
2. Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
By: Pam England , Rob Horowitz
4.01
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
Here is a holistic approach to childbirth that examines this profound rite-of-passage not as a medi… read more
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3. The Birth Partner
By: Penny Simkin
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
Fully updated and revised, this guide covers the time from the last few weeksof pregnancy through t… read more
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4. Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond
By: Nancy Bardacke
3.75
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
With Mindful Birthing,Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher, lays out her innovativ… read more
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5. HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method
By: Marie F. Mongan , Lorne R. Campbell
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Childbirth is not something to be feared; it is a natural expression of life. With HypnoBirthing, y… read more
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6. The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother
By: Amely Greeven , Heng Ou , Marisa Belger
4.13
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
The first 40 days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and rec… read more
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7. Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
By: Abby Craden , Pamela Druckerman
4.02
Format: 10 pages, Audiobook
The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Dr… read more
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"You don’t say, “I’m sorry,"-Abby Craden, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
"Letting children “live their lives"-Abby Craden, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
"...the main point of parental authority is to authorize children to do things, not to block them."-Abby Craden, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
"One day I have a revelation. ‘I think we’re actually quite compatible,’ I tell him. ‘You’re irritable, and I’m irritating."-Abby Craden, Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
8. The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality
By: Kimberly Ann Johnson
4.33
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
A holistic, practical guide to help support women through post-partum healing on the physical, emot… read more
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9. Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
By: Emily Oster
4.15
Format: 130 pages,
What to Expect When You're Expectingmeets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist disproves standa… read more
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10. Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding
By: Ina May Gaskin
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
Everything you need to know to make breastfeeding a joyful, natural, and richly fulfilling experien… read more
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11. Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds
By: Cynthia Gabriel
3.25
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
These days, many mothers-to-be find themselves torn between the desire for a natural childbirth wit… read more
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12. The Vaccine-Friendly Plan: Dr. Paul's Safe and Effective Approach to Immunity and Health-from Pregnancy Through Your Child's Teen Years
By: Jennifer Margulis , None
3.66
Format: 180 pages, ebook
An accessible and reassuring guide to childhood health and immunity from a pediatrician who s both … read more
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13. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
By: La Leche League International , None
3.17
Format: None pages,
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14. The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications (The ParentData Series Book 4)
By: Emily Oster
3.85
Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition
From the New York Times bestselling author of Expecting Better, a guide to navigating a second preg… read more
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15. Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
By: Emily Oster
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the author of EXPECTING BETTER, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting With E… read more
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"This idea—that what parents need or want will play a role in choices—can be hard to admit. In a sense, I think this is at the core of a lot of the “Mommy War"-Emily Oster, Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
16. What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood
By: Alexandra Sacks
4.01
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Your guide to the emotions of pregnancy and early motherhood, from two of America’s top reproductiv… read more
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17. The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding (The Parents' Guide to Montessori, 2)
By: Simone Davies
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
It’s time to change the way we see babies. Drawing on principles developed by the educator Dr Maria… read more
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18. The Postnatal Depletion Cure: A Complete Guide to Rebuilding Your Health and Reclaiming Your Energy for Mothers of Newborns, Toddlers, and Young Children
By: Oscar Serrallach
3.72
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
While postpartum depression has become a recognizable condition, this is the first book to treat ro… read more
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19. Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood―and Trusting Yourself and Your Body
By: Erica Chidi
4.31
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
"What a gift to new and expecting moms. You have no idea the mountain and rollercoaster you're abou… read more
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20. Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition
By: Lily Nichols
4.51
Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition
Prenatal nutrition can be confusing. A lot of the advice you’ve been given about what to eat (or wh… read more
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21. Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
By: Angela Garbes
4.22
Format: 256 pages, ebook
What to read after What to Expect . . . . A badass, feminist, and personal deep-dive into the scie… read more
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"The origins of the placenta can be traced back to a virus."-Angela Garbes, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
"Her enthusiasm for the organ is contagious. Enough to convince you that the alphabet posters in kindergarten classrooms should declare that "P" is for 'placenta'..."-Angela Garbes, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
"The foundation of the female pelvis is composed of two hip bones, which come together to form a deep bowl that is filled by the uterus, ovaries, bladder, urethra, vagina, and colon."-Angela Garbes, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
"Throughout pregnancy, I liked to lie in bed and imagine all the changes happening inside me: cells splitting, fingernails and eyelashes growing, veins spreading, brain and gray matter forming and fol…"-Angela Garbes, Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy
22. Dear Future Mama: A TMI Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie
By: Meghan Trainor
3.97
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The real talk you want about pregnancy, birth, body image, and the newborn days from Meghan Trainor… read more
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23. The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
By: Genevieve Howland
4.29
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
With 80 million views on her YouTube channel and even more on MamaNatural.com, Howland's (a.k.a. Ma… read more
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24. Babies Are Not Pizzas: They're Born, Not Delivered
By: Rebecca Dekker
4.15
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
One in three births is traumatic. It doesn’t have to be that way. Rebecca planned to give birth a… read more
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25. Transformed by Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience, and Strength for the Life-Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood
By: Britta Bushnell
4.46
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
As expecting parents, you’re bombarded with more information—and opinions—than ever about the “righ… read more
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"Birth doesn't ask you to be fearless. It asks you to be brave."-Britta Bushnell, Transformed by Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience, and Strength for the Life-Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood
"Birth, while transcendent, otherworldly, spiritual, and profound, is actually intense hard work that tests our ideas of what “spiritual"-Britta Bushnell, Transformed by Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience, and Strength for the Life-Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood
"When we enter the world of birth, we step across the threshold from the mundane to the sacred. Pregnancy and birth are a space between worlds — a liminal space — a place where you are no longer not a…"-Britta Bushnell, Transformed by Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience, and Strength for the Life-Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood
26. Bumpin': The Modern Guide to Pregnancy: Navigating the Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Journey From Conception Through Birth and Beyond
By: Leslie Schrock
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
"A smart, approachable guide packed with practical advice for parents who want a science-backed, in… read more
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27. Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
By: January Harshe
3.63
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
An inclusive, non-judgmental, and empowering guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum life th… read more
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"There's a big difference between an intervention that's introduced or suggested due to a true medical need - or even by your request - and one that's due to impatience; a difference between someone s…"-January Harshe, Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
28. Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
By: Susan McCutcheon
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The classic guide to an unmedicated childbirth, fully revised in 2018 for the twenty-first century,… read more
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"Everyone believes in "Informed Consent" until a woman does not consent."-Susan McCutcheon, Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
"Each woman must realize that she is the final guardian of her unborn child."-Susan McCutcheon, Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
"But after years of teaching, we have decided that a lot of mothers just aren't reading textbooks."-Susan McCutcheon, Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
"Drugs and medical technology can be enormously beneficial when used to take care of real complications, but too often they are abused when applied to women birthing normally. These women are thus sub…"-Susan McCutcheon, Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
29. Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better
By: Siobhan Miller
4.33
Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition
THIS BOOK WILL MAKE YOUR BIRTH BETTER. IT IS FOR EVERY PARENT AND EVERY TYPE OF BIRTH.Expert hypnob… read more
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30. Why Did No One Tell Me This?: The Doulas' (Honest) Guide for Expectant Parents
By: Natalia Hailes
4.27
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Full of honest advice and inclusive options, Why Did No One Tell Me This? is the funny, personality… read more
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31. The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth: A Complete Labor and Childbirth Companion for Parents to Be
By: Lindsey Bliss
3.75
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
Experienced doula, Lindsey Bliss, shows you how to prepare physically and mentally for every elemen… read more
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