Reading List: Doula


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Birthing  From Within and Our Keepsake Journal

The Doula Advantage, by Rachel Gurevich 

Birthing:An Act of Courage, by Virginia Traxler 

Four Agreements, by Miguel Ruiz

Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth or  Obstetric Myths vs Research Realities, by Henci Goer

The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers, by Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman

 

PREGNANCY & BIRTH 
(Read at least one of the following, or another book of your choosing in this genre):

  Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin 

  Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (4th ed.), by Sheila Kitzinger 

  Pregnancy and Birth: The Best Evidence, by Teresa Pitman and Joyce Barrett

  Labor Progress Handbook, by Penny Simkin

 

Beginning Doulas, choose one of the following:                 

  The Water Birth Book, by Janet Balakas with Cathy Meeus 

  Birth Reborn, by Michel Odent

  Labor Progress Handbook (2nd Ed.), by Penny Simkin

  The Birth Partner (2nd Ed.), by Penny Simkin

  FabJob.com Guide to Becoming a Doula (an e-book), by Rachel Gurevich

 

Promoting & Marketing My Doula Business

  Money and the Meaning of Life, by Jacob Needleman 

  FabJob.com Guide to Becoming a Doula (an e-book), by Rachel Gurevich


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