Book Recommendations for Natural delivery?

[picklebugsmama]

With this being our third and last baby I would really like to have a natural birth (no pain meds, little intervention) I have Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and The Whole Pregnancy Handbook, both of which are wonderful. I've also read The Birth Book, although I worry about it not being current enough. Do you ladies have any suggestions?

[Channelle]

"Having a Baby, Naturally" by Peggy O'Mara, Editor and Publisher of Mothering Magazine. REALLY helpful and amazing, I love it! By far the best pregnancy book I've read.

[meganmarie]

I've had 2 drug-free hospital births. The most important thing I read to prepare was "Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way" by Susan McCutcheon.
It was particularly useful because
1) DH can also read it, much of it is written with the idea of giving the birth partner ways to support you
2) it includes very practical positions, visualization exercises and relaxation techniques that you can (and should) practice in advance. DH and I would spend 10-15 min each night just before bed where I would lie in my special position and he would go through one of the exercises. By the time I got to labor I was very good at relaxing through pain! and
3) it has specific instructions on how to know when to leave for the hospital. I labored mostly at home (10 hours the first time, 18 hours the second time) and got to hospital 1-2 hours before baby pushed out. Perfect.
Good luck

[mommyndoula]

in addition to above:

Active Birth by Janet Balaskas

[JennTheMomma]

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin
Birthing From Within, by England Horowitz