Resources

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Pregnancy/Birth:

  • Birthing from within – Pam England
  • Birth with confidence (Savvy choices for normal birth) – Rhea Dempsey
  • Gentle birth gentle mothering – Sarah Buckley (x2)
  • Ina May’s guide to childbirth – Ina May Gaskin (x2)
  • Why Induction Matters – Rachel Reed
  • Childbirth without fear – Grantly Dick-read
  • Juju Sudin’s Birth Skills with Sarah Murdoch – Julia Sudin, Sarah Murdoch (x2)
  • Up the Duff: the real guide to pregnancy- Kaz Cooke (x2)
  • Conception, pregnancy and birth – Dr Miriam Stoppard
  • Nurturing the unborn child- Thomas Verny
  • The new pregnancy and childbirth – Sheila Kitzinger
  • Miracle of birth: a visual guide to pregnancy and birth – Jeffrey Ellis
  • The illustrated guide to pregnancy and birth- Catherine Maher, Lynn Evans, Tina Otte
  • Lotus birth – Shivam Rachana
  • Preparing for birth with Yoga – Janet Balaskas
  • The Second Baby Book – Sarah Ockwell-Smith

Parenting/postnatal 

 

  • The Wonder Weeks – Hetty Van de Rijt, Frans Plooi
  • Zen Mamas – Teresa Palmer & Wright Olsen 
  • The postnatal depletion cure – Dr Oscar Serrallach 
  • Nourishing those who Nuture – Caitlin Priday & Tahlia Mynott. 
  • The first forty days: the essential art of nourishing new mothers – Heng Ou
  • 50,000 Baby Names from around the world- Bruce Lansky. 
  • A-Z Baby Names – igloo books
  • Mindfulness for Mothers – Rebecca Ryan 
  • What they never tell you: secrets and strategies for surviving the first six months of motherhood- Kay Stammers
  • The no-cry sleep solution – Elizabeth Pantley
  • Baby & Child from Birth to age Five – Penelope Leach
  • Save our sleep – Tizzie Hall
  • The New Contented Little Baby Book – Gina Ford
  • Bringing baby home – Christine Minogue 
  • Raising Boys – Steve Biddulph
  • Toddler tactics – Pinky Mckay

Breastfeeding

 

  • Born to Breastfeed: the first six weeks and beyond – Rowena Gray
  • Learning to Breastfeed: women’s stories about boobs, babes and being a mum – Lil Deverell, Debbie Tuck
  • Ina May’s guide to breastfeeding- Ina May Gaskin. 
  • Breastfeeding naturally – The Australian breastfeeding association (x3)
  • The natural way to better breastfeeding- Francesca Naish, Janette Roberts. 
  • Breastfeeding: getting it right for you – Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher & Suzanne Arms 

Fathers

 

  • Cheers to Childbirth: a dad’s guide to childbirth support- Lucy Perry
  • First-time Father – Tony White, Dr Graeme Russell 
  • Man with a Pram – Jon Farry, Stephen Mitchell

Midwifery

 

  • Spiritual Midwifery- Ina May Gaskin
  • Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage – Rachel Reed.
  • Breastfeeding management – Wendy Brodribb
  • Aromatherapy for women – Shirley Price
  • Midwifery preparation for practice: book 1 & 2 – Tracy Pairman, Dixon Dahlen 
  • Fundamentals of pharmacology- Shane Bullock, Elizabeth Manias
  • Empowering women: Teaching active birth – Andrea Robertson
  • The midwife companion: the art of support during birth – Andrea Robertson
  • The Doula Book – M. Klaus, J Kennell, P Klaus. 

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