Childbirth Education Classes
Privileges at Sentara Leigh Privileges
Helpful Reading Materials:
Preconception
- Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler
- Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simkin
- Sit Up and Take Notice, by Pauline Scott (available at www.midwiferytoday.com)
- The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, by Henci Goer
- The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month, Everything You Need to Know From America's Baby Experts, by Martha Sears
- The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, by Sheila Kitzinger
- A Good Birth, a Safe Birth: Choosing and Having the Childbirth Experience You Want, by Diana Korte
- Birthing From Within, by Pam England
- The Whole Pregnancy Handbook, by Joel Evens and Robin Aronson
- The Colors of Birth, by Ellyn Hutton
Childbirth
- The Birth Partner, by Penny Simkin
- Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin
- The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth, by Martha Sears
- Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, by Janet Balaskas
- Gentle Birth Choices, by Barbara Harper
- Birth Without Violence, by Frederick Leboyer
- A Wise Birth : Bringing Together the Best of Natural Childbirth With Modern Medicine, by Penny Armstrong and Sheryl Feldman
Newborn Postpartum
- The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning, by Martha Sears
- The Breastfeeding Cafe: Mothers Share the Challenges, Joys, and Secrets of Nursing, by Barbara Behrmann
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, by La Leche League
- The Nursing Mother's Companion, by Kathleen Huggins
- Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep (La Leche League International Book), by William Sears
- Your Amazing Newborn, by Marshall Klaus and Phyllis Klaus
- Trees Make the Best Mobiles: Simple Ways to Raise Your Child in a Complex World, by Jessica Teich and Brandel France de Bravo
- The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two, by James Sears
- Attachment Parenting: The Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby, by Martha Sears
- The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for your Child, by Robert Sears
Well-Woman
- Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, by Christiane Northrup
- The New Our Bodies Ourselves, by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective
- Woman's Experience of Sex, by Sheila Kitzinger
- Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Creating a Legacy of Physical and Emotional Health, by Christaine Northrup
Menopause
- The Wisdom of Menopause, by Christine Northrup
Miscarriages and Pregnancy Loss
