Reading list for Bradley classes
The following titles are available in the class library for students. Or, you may wish to check out a book from the Monroe County Library System. Follow a “Buy it now” link to purchase a book (in association with Amazon.com). Or, a title may be available directly from the publisher.
Required reading
- Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way – Susan McCutcheon (2017 version) Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
Bradley Student Work book (supplied by teacher)
Supplemental Reading Binder (supplied by teacher)
Recommended Reading:
- Husband Coached Childbirth, 4th Ed. – Dr. Robert Bradley
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- The Birth Book – Dr. William Sears and Martha Sears, RN
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth – Henci Goer
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Optimal Maternity Care – Henci Goer
- (Free E-book -https://mailchi.mp/5c318c9caa00/hencigoer-free-ebook )
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering – Dr. Sarah Buckley
- Active Birth – Janet Balaskas
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- Gentle Birth Choices – Barbara Harper, RN
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- The Nutrition Almanac – Gayle and John Kirschmann, Nutrition Search Inc. 4th Ed.
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- The Brewer Pregnancy Hotline – Gail Sforza Krebs, with Thomas H. Brewer, M.D., Medical Consultant
- Buy it from PregnancyBooksOnline.com
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding – 5th Ed. La Leche League
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities – Henci Goer
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- In Labor – Woman and Power in the Birth Place – Barbara Katz Rothman
- Buy it now
- Silent Knife – Cohen and Estner
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- The Birth Partner – Penny Simpkin, PT
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- The Pregnancy Book – William and Martha Sears, and Linda Holt
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- A Wise Birth – Armstrong and Feldman
- Buy it now
- Find it in the Monroe County Library System
- Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding – Ina May Gaskin
- Buy it now
- Reclaiming Birth as a Rite of Passage – Dr. Rachel Reed
- Buy it now
- Borrow from the NY Public Library: https://borrow.nypl.org/search/card?id=d22787e6-eb36-5301-9930-a6f6adb8aeaf&entityType=FormatGroup
Recommended for all Birthing Moms:
The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative; Ten Questions to Ask Your Care Provider, and Evidenced Based Maternity Care, from the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services.
For more information or referrals contact Amy
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