Books for Unassisted Birth Preparation

This list is always growing as more books are written! At least a half dozen have come out in the past year - the movement of women to empowerment and self-awareness is expanding! Not all of these books are specifically about unassisted birth, so I've tried to categorize them. The others that I suggest are powerful reads about birth in general, even when they discuss assisted home or hospital birth.

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Birth Becomes Hers, Bree Moore Paperback | Ebook

Home Birth on Your Own Terms, Heather Baker Paperback | Ebook

Unhindered Childbirth: Wisdom for the Passage of Unassisted Birth, Sarah M. Haydock Paperback | Ebook

Simply Give Birth: A Collection of Stories, Heather Cushman-Dowdee Paperback | Ebook

Indie Birth: A Story of Radical Birth Love, Maryn Green and Margo Blackstone Paperback | Ebook

The Unassisted Baby: A Do it Yourself Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, Anita Evensen Paperback | Ebook

Born Free: Unassisted Childbirth in North America, thesis by Rixa Ann Spencer Freeze (free PDF download)

Unassisted Childbirth, Laura Kaplan Shanley Hardcover

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year, Susun Weed Paperback | Ebook

Orgasmic Childbirth, Debra Pascali-Bonaro Paperback | Ebook

The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth, Sheila Kitzinger Paperback | Ebook

Spiritual Midwifery, Ina May Gaskin Paperback | Ebook

Special Delivery, Rahima Baldwin Paperback | Ebook

Heart & Hands, Elizabeth Davis Paperback | Ebook

Birthing From Within, Pam England Paperback | Ebook

The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, Henci Goer Paperback | Ebook

Birth as an American Rite of Passage, Robbie Davis-Floyd Paperback | Ebook

Childbirth Without Violence, Frederick Leboyer Paperback

A Good Birth, A Safe Birth, Korte and Scaer Paperback | Ebook

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering, Sarah Buckley Paperback | Ebook

Conscious Conception, Jeannine Parvati (out of print - if you ever find a copy, snatch it up!)

Emergency Childbirth, Gregory White (free PDF download)

Pleasurable Husband/Wife Childbirth, Marilyn Moran (out of print - if you ever find a copy, it's a literally priceless treasure!)

What books have you found invaluable as you've prepared for your births? Add them in the comments below!