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BOOKS

Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First by Marsden Wagner, MD  (University of California Press, 2006)

Creating Your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and Empowering Birth by Marsden Wagner (Perigee, 2006)

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting by Sarah J. Buckley  (One Moon Press, 2005; www.sarahjbuckley.com)

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin (Bantam, 2003)

The Yummy Mummy Manifesto: Baby, Beauty, Balance, and Bliss, by Anna Johnson (Ballantine, 2008)

Mindful Motherhood by Cassandra Vieten (New Harbinger, 2009)

The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy & Birth, by Stephanie Brill (Alyson Books, 2006)

The Disabled Women’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth by Judith Rogers (Demos Medical, 2005)

Karen Pryor and Gale Pryor’s Nursing Your Baby, fourth ed., (HarperResource, 2005)

Babywearing: The Benefits and Beauty of this Ancient Tradition, Maria Blois, MD (Pharmasoft Publishing, 2005)

The Baby Sleep Book: The Complete Guide to a Good Night’s Rest for the Whole Family by William Sears (Little, Brown, 2005)

Depression in New Mothers: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Alternatives, by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, (Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, 2005)

A Deeper Shade of Blue: A Woman’s Guide to Recognizing and Treating Depression in Her Childbearing Years, by Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD (Simon & Schuster, 2007)

Natural Baby and Childcare: Practical Medical Advice and Holistic Wisdom for Raising Healthy Children from Birth to Adolescence by Lauren Feder, MD (Hatherleigh Press, 2006)

Impossible Cure: The Promise of Homeopathy, by Amy L. Lansky, PhD (R. L. Ranch Press, 2003; www.impossiblecure.com)

The Book of Dads: Essays on the Joys, Perils, and Humiliations of Fatherhood, by Ben George (HarperPerennial, 2009)

The Daddy Shift: How Stay-at-Home Dads, Breadwinning Moms, and Shared Parenting Are Transforming the American Family Jeremy Adam Smith (Beacon Press, 2009)

The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work by Terrence Real (Ballantine Books, 2007)

Hump: True Tales of Sex After Kids by Kimberly Ford (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2008)

Trauma through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing by Peter A. Levine (North Atlantic Books, 2007)

Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Co-operation, Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson  (PuddleDancer Press, 2006; www.nonviolentcommunication.com)

Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves by Naomi Aldort (Book Publishers Network, 2006; www.naomialdort.com)

Living Passages for the Whole Family: Celebrating Rites of Passage from Birth to Adulthood, by Shea Darian (Gilead Press, 2008; www.gileadpress.net)

Love You to Pieces: Creative Writers on Raising a Child with Specia