Recommended Reading / Listening 

Midwifery Care

• "Call the Midwife - Why a growing number of U.S. mothers are turning to midwives, rather than physicians, for prenatal care, labor, and delivery" Atlantic Magazine, June 12 2015

Fertility awareness/Trying to conceive

• ​Taking Charge of Your Fertility

Pregnancy 

• ​​​Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood
  •  A great book that includes pregnancy, birth and postpartum
• The Mama Natural Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth 
  • Great week by week guide
• The Expectant Father 
  • Great guide for all partners, despite the title
• The Doula's Guide to Empowering Your Birth
  • Really great book by a doula we know, Lindsey Bliss
• ​A Is For Advice (The Reassuring Kind): Wisdom for Pregnancy by Ilana Stanger-Ross
• The Positive Birth Book: A new approach to pregnancy, birth and the early weeks by Milli Hill
• Super Fit Mama: Stay Fit During Pregnancy and Get Your Body Back After Baby​
• The Panic-Free Pregnancy: An OB-GYN Separates Fact from Fiction on Food, Exercise, Travel, Pets, Coffee, Medications, and Concerns You Have When You Are Expecting by Michael Broder
• Fearless Pregnancy: Wisdom and Reassurance From a Doctor, a Midwife and a Mom by Victoria Clayton, Stuart Fischbein and Joyce Weckl
• All Natural*: *A Skeptic's Quest to Discover If the Natural Approach to Diet, Childbirth, Healing, and the Environment Really Keeps Us Healthier and Happier by Nathanael Johnson​
• Our Bodies Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth  (and also the original Our Bodies Ourselves)
• What to Expect When You're Expecting
• The Mindful Mom-to-Be: A Modern Doula's Guide to Building a Healthy Foundation from Pregnancy Through Birth by Lori Bregman
• The Whole 9 Months: A Week-By-Week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide with Recipes for a Healthy Start by Jennifer Lange

Childbirth

• The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
• Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon
• Natural Hospital Birth by Cynthia Gabriel
• Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally by Janet Balaskas
• Childbirth Without Fear: The principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth by Grantly Dick-Read and Ina May Gaskin

Breastfeeding and Postpartum

• The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk by Diana West
• After the Baby's Birth...A Woman's Way to Wellness: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Mothers by Robin Lim
• The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou
• Go Milk Yourself by Francie Webb
• Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers by Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tacket
• The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning by Dr. Sears
• ​Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding from La Leche League International

Infant Care

• The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Dr. Harvey Karp
• Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health by Aviva Romm
• A great article about baby's second night - changes that occur with sleep on baby's second night 
• The Happy Sleeper by Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright
• Bringing Up Bebe  by Pamela Drukeman
• Bebe Day by Day by Pamela Drukeman
• Weird Parenting Wins by Hillary Frank
• Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Year
• Brain Rules for Baby by John Medina

Fun, Childbirth-Related Reads

• Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
• Laboring: Stories of a New York City Hospital Midwife by Ellen Cohen
• Make Room For Daddy: The Journey from Waiting Room to Birthing Room by Judith Walzer Leavitt
• Hannah, Delivered by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew
• Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America 1750-1950 by Judith Walzer Leavitt

Useful Links

• Mount Sinai West Hospital (formerly known as Mt Sinai Roosevelt)
• Spinning Babies - fetal positioning and more
• Choices in Childbirth - education for expectant parents
• Mother's Advocate - free videos and print materials
• Childbirth Education Association
• La Leche League New York
• LactMed - Database for Breastfeeding Medication Safety
• BeFit-Mom - Prenatal and postpartum health, fitness and exercise
• Our Bodies Ourselves Pregnancy & Birth

Podcasts

• The Longest Shortest Time - "Stories about the surprises and absurdities of raising other humans—and being raised by them."
• "Under the Hood is a podcast to strengthen and empower our thoughts around womanHOOD, sisterHOOD, motherHOOD."
• Fourth Trimester Podcast: The first months and beyond
• The Badass Breastfeeder - Really great info about lactation​

Pregnancy Loss / Infant Loss / Bereavement Support

• Still Birth Day
• The Hygeia Foundation and Institute for Perinatal Loss and Bereavement
• Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep - Free, professional remembrance portraits for parents suffering the loss of a baby
• Pregnancy Loss Support Program
• Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
• Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope - a place to share your story and connect with others who have experienced loss
• The Japanese Art of Grieving a Miscarriage by Angela Elson - a beautiful piece published in the NY Times (1/6/17)
• Waterbugs and Dragonflies by Doris Stickney - a poem to help explain death to young children
  • Recommended by a parent whose children loved this story
• Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss by Sarah Philpott
  • Note from a parent who recommends this book: it is Christianity-oriented
• The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust