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Doula Mary's Reading List 

Pre-Conception    

Breastfeeding/Postpartum    

Exercise & Fitness   

 Nutrition & Fitness

  Definitions

Articles

Pre-Conception:

Sussman, John and Levitt, Blake-- Before You Conceive - the Complete Pre-Pregnancy Guide

Breastfeeding and Postpartum

Dr. Harvey Karp --The Happiest Baby on the Block 

Kitzinger, Sheila --The Year After Childbirth--Surviving and Enjoying the First Year of Motherhood

Todd, Linda --You and Your Newborn Baby

Huggins, Kathleen--The Nursing Mother’s Companion

Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-tackett -- Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers

Placksin, Sally--Mothering The New Mother

Kitzinger, Sheila--Breastfeeding Your Baby

Pryor, Gale--Nursing Mother, Working Mother

Gwen Gotsch, William Sears --Breastfeeding Pure & Simple

La Leche League International --The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

Huggins, Kathleen-- The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning

Exercise and Fitness:


Balaskas, Janet and Sieveking, Anethea --Easy Exercises for Pregnancy

Noble, Elizabeth -- Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year

Nutrition and Fitness:


Somer, Elizabeth --Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy

Worthington-Roberts, Vermeersch and Williams --Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation

*Water Birth waterbirth  

*Home Birth homebirth  

*Midwifery 

*Doula  

Articles

Baby and your dog

How to Hire a Baby Nurse, Doula, Nanny or Au Pair - Great article on the differences

WebMd - Postpartum Depression