25 best-selling nonfiction books like The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth: A Complete Labor and Childbirth Companion for Parents to Be by Lindsey Bliss

Cover of The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth: A Complete Labor and Childbirth Companion for Parents to Be by Lindsey Bliss

The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth: A Complete Labor and Childbirth Companion for Parents to Be

By: Lindsey Bliss

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Lindsey Bliss, who has assisted as a doula at hundreds of births and is herself a mother of seven, …

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Cover of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

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

Cover of Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right by Jamie Glowacki

2. Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right

By: Jamie Glowacki

3.90

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

From potty-training expert and social worker Jamie Glowacki, who’s already helped over half a milli… 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. Gravity

By: Jason Chin

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? … read more

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5. The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

By: Harvey Karp

3.72

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinar… read more

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Cover of HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method by Marie F. Mongan, Lorne R. Campbell

6. 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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Cover of What to Expect When You're Expecting by Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway

7. What to Expect When You're Expecting

By: Arlene Eisenberg , Heidi Murkoff , Sandee Hathaway

3.63

Format: 304 pages,

Incorporating everything that's new in pregnancy, childbirth, and the lifestyles of parents-to-be, … read more

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Cover of Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Abby Craden, Pamela Druckerman

8. 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

9. Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Birth Experience

By: Elizabeth Davis , None

4.40

Format: None pages,

Based on the hit documentary that inspired a vibrant online community, this innovative approach to … read more

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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. Spirit Babies: How to Communicate with the Child You're Meant to Have

By: None

1.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Am I Meant to Become a Parent? Why Can't I Conceive? What Is My Unborn Child Trying to Tell Me? In … read more

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Cover of Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff

14. Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

By: Michaeleen Doucleff

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother, she examines the studies behind modern parenting gui… read more

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Cover of Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster

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

Cover of What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood by Alexandra Sacks

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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Cover of How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn

17. How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids

By: Jancee Dunn

4.08

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

"Get this for your pregnant friends, or yourself" (People): a hilariously candid account of one wom… read more

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Cover of 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

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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Cover of Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood―and Trusting Yourself and Your Body by Erica Chidi

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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Cover of Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition by Lily Nichols

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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Cover of Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy by Angela Garbes

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

Cover of The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Genevieve Howland

22. 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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Cover of Bumpin': The Modern Guide to Pregnancy: Navigating the Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Journey From Conception Through Birth and Beyond by Leslie Schrock

23. 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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Cover of Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum by January Harshe

24. 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

Cover of Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon

25. 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

Cover of Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better by Siobhan Miller

26. 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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Cover of My Baba's Garden by Jordan  Scott

27. My Baba's Garden

By: Jordan Scott

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together. A young boy… read more

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Cover of Your Baby, Your Birth: Hypnobirthing Skills For Every Birth by Hollie de Cruz

28. Your Baby, Your Birth: Hypnobirthing Skills For Every Birth

By: Hollie de Cruz

4.25

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

No matter how you birth your baby, feel calm and safe with hypnobirthing "This woman is a great he… read more

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Cover of Mindful Pregnancy: Meditation, Yoga, Hypnobirthing and Natural Remedies for You and Your Baby - Trimester by Trimester by Tracy Donegan

29. Mindful Pregnancy: Meditation, Yoga, Hypnobirthing and Natural Remedies for You and Your Baby - Trimester by Trimester

By: Tracy Donegan

3.66

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Are you a yoga-loving, mindful mum-to-be looking for sound advice on how to enjoy a natural, stress… read more

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Cover of The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth: A Complete Labor and Childbirth Companion for Parents to Be by Lindsey Bliss

30. The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth: A Complete Labor and Childbirth Companion for Parents to Be

By: Lindsey Bliss

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Lindsey Bliss, who has assisted as a doula at hundreds of births and is herself a mother of seven, … read more

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Cover of Holistic Hypnobirthing: Mindful Practices for a Positive Pregnancy and Birth by D.K. Publishing

31. Holistic Hypnobirthing: Mindful Practices for a Positive Pregnancy and Birth

By: D.K. Publishing

3.92

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Discover a modern holistic hypnobirthing book for every woman and every type of birth. This beauti… read more

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6 must-read audiobook books like Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better by Siobhan Miller

Transform Your Habits

Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood

Lucy Jones

4.54

Transform Your Habits

Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom With Modern Knowledge

Rachel Reed

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Give Birth Like a Feminist: Your Body. Your Baby. Your Choices.

Milli Hill

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Modern Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond

Marie Louise

4.31

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