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Alternative Bookstore

Your place to shop for the best pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding titles.  Our goal is to have the widest selection of alternative birth books in a single place on the web. This is still a work in progress. We have over 50 titles to list. Please email us with titles that we may have left out.

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Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must be Fixed to put Women and Infants First (2006). Marsden Wagner.

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth (2003). Ina May Gaskin.

The Thinking Woman's Guide to Better Birth (1999). Henci Goer.

Birthing From Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation (1998). Pam England

Creating Your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and Empowering Birth (2006) Marsden Wagner.

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: A Complete Guide (2001) Simkin, Whalley, Keppler.

Spiritual Midiwfery 4th edition (2002). Ina May Gaskin.

The Complete Organic Pregnancy (2006). Deirdre Dolan and Alexandra Zissu

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (1985). Susun Weed.
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth. 4th edition (2003). Sheila Kitzinger
Birth as an American Rite of Passage (2004). Robbie E. Davis-Floyd.
Gentle Birth Choices (2005) Barbara Harper
Includes a 45 minute DVD featuring 6 gentle births.
Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally (revised edition) (1992). Janet Balaskas
Preparing for Birth with Yoga, Updated Edition: Empowering and Effective Exercise for Pregnancy and Childbirth (2003). Janet Balaskas
Heart and Hands: A Midwife’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (2004). Elizabeth Davis
The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (1994). William and Martha Sears.
The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier and Healthier Birth(2002). Marshall Klaus
The Doula Advantage: Your Complete guide to Having an Empowered and Positive Birth with the Help of a Professional Childbirth Assistant (2004). Rachel Gurevich
Birth: The Suprising History of How We are Born (2006). Tina Cassidy
A Holistic Guide to Embracing Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood (2002). Karen Salt
Hypnobirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd edition) (2005). Marie Mongan
Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth and Your Baby’s First Year (1993). Miranda Castro.
Birth and Breastfeeding: Rediscovering the Needs of Women During Pregnancy and Childbirth (2004). Michel O'Dent
Mothering Magazine’s Having a Baby, Naturally: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth (2003). Peggy O'Mara
The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition and other Holistic Choices (2003). Aviva Jill Romm
Sacred Birthing: Birthing a New Humanity (2003). Sunni Karll

Calm Birth: New Method for Conscious Childbirth (2005). Robert Newman

The Essential Guide to Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth (2006). Debra Betts

Choosing Waterbirth: Reclaiming the Sacred Power of Birth (2001). Lakshmi Bertram.

Alternative Therapies for Pregnancy and Childbirth (2003). Pat Thomas

Journey into Motherhood: Inspirational Stories of Natural Birth (2004). Sheri Menelli.

Adventures in Natural Childbirth: Tales from Women on the Joys, fears, Pleasures and pains of Giving Birth Naturally (2005). Janet Schwegel, editor.

After the Baby's Birth: A Woman's Way to Wellness: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women (2001). Robin Lim.

The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook: Whole Foods to Nourish Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women-And Their Families (2005). Cathe Olsen

The Nursing Mother's Companion (2005). Kathleen Huggins.

Instinctive Birthing: Heeding Your Inner Voice (2006). Val Clarke

Natural Mothering: A Guide to Holistic Therapies for Pregnancy, Birth, and Early Childhood (1997). Nicky Wesson

Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey into Motherhood (2006). Yana Cortlund.

Birth Crisis (2006). Sheila Kitzinger.
Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care (2007). Jennifer Block.