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Bennett and Indman
Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression
2003, 14.95q
PB2514
Up-to-date information about risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mood disorders in pregnancy and postpartum.

Benson, Herbert
The Relaxation Response
2000, 12.50q
PB0113
Principles of controlled meditation and relaxation.

Bing, Elisabeth
Six Practical Lessons for an Easier Childbirth
1994, 11.95q
PB0117
Step-by-step classic Lamaze guide, fully illustrated.

Booth, Trish
Pregnancy Q & A
2004, 10.00
PB2516
Provides easy-to-understand answers to the most frequently asked questions about pregnancy and childbirth.

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Butler, Joan Marie
Fit and Pregnant
2006, 17.95s
PB2645
Written by a nurse-midwife, this book is packed with advice for expectant mothers. It helps them understand the changes their bodies are experiencing and how they can continue to safely exercise before, during, and after their pregnancy.

Cram, Catherine
Prenatal Fitness: Exercise During Pregnancy
2003, 5.00s
PB2523
This booklet covers information on the benefits of prenatal exercise, getting started, tips for exercising, and exercising for aerobic, strength and flexibility. Includes over thirty color photographs demonstrating various techniques.

Datta, Sanjay
Childbirth and Pain Relief: An Anesthesiologist Explains Your Options
2001, 16.95q
PB8001
The purpose of this book is to provide individuals with a basic understanding of the complexities of childbirth and pain relief. It is meant to help the expectant mother sort through the different anesthetic and analgesic options.

England & Horowitz
Birthing From Within - An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
1998, 19.95q
PB9851
Includes information on the art of birthing, preparing the birth place, father and birth companions and parenting. Illustrated.
Birthing From Within was reviewed in the Winter 1999 issue of ICEA Bookmarks.

Evans, Nancy
The A to Z of Pregnancy and Childbirth
1994, 16.95q
PB9612
Provides answers to commonly asked questions and offers insights into medical issues. Includes fold-out chart showing fetal and maternal development.

Guttmacher, Alan, rev. by Lichtman, Simpson, and Rosefield
Pregnancy, Birth, and Family Planning
2003, 17.95 q
PB0316
Covers everything from morning sickness to multiple births, with information on infertility, genetic testing, home birth, and electronic fetal monitoring.

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Harper, Barbara
Gentle Birth Choices
2005, 19.95q
PB6029
This 320-page book helps to clarify choices new parents must face about pregnancy, labor and birth, and shows them how to plan a meaningful, family-centered birth experience. Includes a 45-minute DVD of six live gentle births.

Kaiser Permanente Health Education Services
Childbirth Refresher Kit
2003, 15.00
PB0470
Interactive childbirth refresher kit, 48-page booklet with a relaxation and breathing CD.

Kaledin, Elizabeth
The Morning Sickness Companion
2003, 12.95 q
PB3453
A book for and by women suffering morning sickness. Includes a brief history, the latest scientific thinking and research, and reassuring tips and advice on what to eat and how to cope.

Keller, Trudy & Ron
* Pregnancy, Birth and You
1994, 2.00s
IC1994
A concisely written booklet designed to complement the classroom presentation, it addresses the important information that the expectant woman and her partner need to know to prepare for the upcoming birth as well as the early days with baby. Illustrations by Beth Okurowski and Marianne Brorup-Weston.

Kitzinger, Sheila
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Revised 2004, 4th edition, 35.00h
PB0146
Comprehensive guide to pregnancy and childbirth, fully illustrated with photographs, drawings and diagrams.

Kitzinger, Sheila, & Simkin, Penny, editors
Episiotomy and the Second Stage of Labor
2nd ed., 1986, 7.95q
ICPP26
An analysis of episiotomy and management of second stage labor, including benefits and risks of episiotomy.

Kovacic, Kristin, and Lynne Barrett, editors
Birth: A Literary Companion
2002, 19.95 q (no discount)
ND0302
Collection of poems, stories, and essays by fifty writers, to guide parents through the terrain of pregnancy, labor, birth, and parenthood.

Lieberman, Adrienne B.
Easing Labor Pain
1992, 14.95q
PB0151
Practical guide to what happens during labor and birth, providing factual medical information as well as firstperson accounts.

Murkhoff, Heidi, and Sharon Mazel
What to Expect When You're Expecting
2008, 4th ed., 13.95q
PB0005
Discusses early signs of pregnancy, choosing a health-care provider and such topics as occupational hazards, exercise, sex and breastfeeding.

Nolan, Mary
Your Childbirth Class
1998, 12.95q
PB9875
Provides expectant parents with facts needed to make informed choices in childbirth preparation and childbirth, including nformation to help them work in partnership with health care providers.
Your Childbirth Class was reviewed in the Spring/Summer 1999 issue of ICEA Bookmarks.

Parsons, Betty
Preparing for Childbirth
1996, 9.95q
PB0710
Illustrated book to help expectant parents learn what changes to expect as the months pass, both emotional and physical, and how to cope with them.

Rogers, Jennifer
Pride and Pregnancy -- The Guide to Being a Mother-to-Be
1993, 12.00q
PB9403
A handbook for the expectant mother, covering information on myths, food, hospital and alternative birth sites.

Simkin, Penny
The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions
2008, 3rd ed., 16.95q
PB6106
Definitive guide to helping a woman have a healthy, emotionally fulfilling birth experience. Updated third edition includes information that husbands, partners, relatives, friends, and professional doulas have relied on for nearly two decades.

Simkin, Whalley, & Keppler
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn
2001 rev., 15.00q
PB0185
Covers nutrition, prenatal procedures, health care providers, birth places, labor support techniques, medical interventions, exercises, relaxation, breastfeeding, with strong presentation of parental choice; excellent charts.

Simkin, Penny
Simkin's Rating of Comfort Measures for Childbirth
1997, 5.95s
ND9809
Uses Simkin's rating system to explain eighteen different ways to relieve pain in labor. Each method is rated in seven areas. Includes mini-version of Comfort Measures Chart.

Todd, Linda
* Labor and Birth: A Guide for You
(fourth edition) 2007, 4.00s
IC0024
Concise description of labor process, relaxation and breathing techniques, medical procedures and postpartum information. Illustrated throughout by Vivien Cohen.

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Wagner, Marsden
Creating Your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and Empowering Birth
2006, 15.95q
PB0678
Reveals the available options and the possible risks individuals need to know to make informed decisions about the assistance they believe they will require for childbirth. Designed to encourage collaboration between client and caregiver, and essential resource.

Wertz, Richard, & Wertz, Dorothy
Lying In: A History of Childbirth in America
1989, 21.00q
PB0192
A serious look at the effects of the hospital way of childbirth in this country.

Winkelman, Carol
The Complete Book of Pregnancy After 30
2002, 17.95q
PB0206
Covers the entire range of concerns about pregnancy and birth for the mature mother-to-be, from conception through the first months of motherhood.