 | The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth, and Everything In Between (U.S. Edition) by Ann Douglas
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $2.49 This will probably be the first of many Ann Douglas books you'll read as a new parent! Love, love, love and admire Douglas for her wisdom and her work.
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 | The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (Revised) by Sheila Kitzinger
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.08 Kitzinger's book is a comprehensive classic, and the art and photos actually (for once!) add something to the text. This is an especially important book if you are considering a drug-free birth.
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 | The Pregnancy Bible: Your Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Early Parenthood
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $12.91 Another comprehensive keeper.
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 | The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth, Second Edition by Penny Simkin
Buy used from: $5.99 Great handbook for dads/partners/birth coaches who want to learn all they can and really play a meaningful role in labor and birth.
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 | The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth by Marshall H. Klaus
Buy new: $20.00 / Used from: $13.95 Considering hiring a doula for labor and birth? This book makes a strong case for doula support, which is shown to be associated with healthier, safer, easier births for both mom and baby.
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 | Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, Revised Edition by Janet Balaskas
Buy new: $13.18 / Used from: $6.00 Another good one for those who are considering a drug-free or low-intervention labor.
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 | An Easier Childbirth: A Mother's Guide for Birthing Normally
Buy new: $17.59 / Used from: $10.85 Extremely important for women preparing for a low-intervention, no-drug birth. Great for prepping, mentally and physically, to triumph over labor pain.
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 | Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $9.36 It's on the "granola" side, but if you're open to new information and a new way of thinking about and preparing for birth, this is THE book, from world-renowned midwife Gaskin.
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 | Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year: A Guide to Health and Comfort Before and After Your Baby Is Born by Elizabeth Noble
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $2.49 Great book for feeling good & keeping in shape while you're growing a baby - and after.
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 | Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
Buy new: $19.74 / Used from: $14.00 For those who like research-based reading with a scholarly and historical perspective on childbirth, Robbie Davis-Floyd's book is essential reading! And a real eye-opener.
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 | The Pregnancy Journal; A Day-To-Day Guide to a Healthy and Happy Pregnancy by A. Christine Harris
Buy used from: $8.14 Love this journal. Well-designed, informative, and a good way to document your pregnancy all along the way.
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 | Love Letters to My Baby by Vickey Banks
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $2.98 A beautiful little book for journaling during pregnancy and after the birth. Someday I'll give my copy to my daughter as a keepsake to pass on.
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 | It Could Happen To You: Diary Of A Pregnancy and Beyond by Martha Brockenbrough
Buy used from: $0.99 While you're doing all that heavy reading, don't forget to lighten up a little, too. Read things that make you feel less alone, that make you laugh!
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 | Expecting : One Man's Uncensored Memoir of Pregnancy by Gordon Churchwell
Buy used from: $0.01 Daddies need a laugh, too!
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 | Waiting for Birdy: A Year of Frantic Tedium, Neurotic Angst, and the Wild Magic of Growing a Family by Catherine Newman
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.70 Another funny, well-written memoir. Especially recommended for second-time expectant mamas.
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 | The Nursing Mother's Companion: Revised Edition by Kathleen Huggins
Buy new: $13.18 / Used from: $7.73 Best book to prepare for stress-free, successful breastfeeding.
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 | Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work by Gale Pryor
Buy used from: $0.01 If you plan to breastfeed but also plan to go back to work outside the home, you need to read this book.
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 | Our Bodies Ourselves For The New Century (A Touchstone book) by Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Buy used from: $0.04 An important book for all women to have, before, during, and after pregnancy.
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 | Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child by Janet Zand
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $9.39 Every pregnant woman and parent should have this on the bookshelf. Get it early enough to read the chapter on pregnancy and newborns.
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 | Baby Bargains: Secrets To Saving 20% To 50% On Baby Furniture, Equipment, Clothes, Toys, Maternity Wear, And Much, Much More! (Baby Bargains) by Denise Fields
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $0.01 Get what you want and need, without getting ripped off. It's important to save some spare change for improptu splurges on baby - and yourself - after the birth.
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