ASDS Recommended Reading List

1.
Mama's Little Baby: The Black Woman's Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby's First Year
Mama's Little Baby: The Black Woman's Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby's First Year 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Why Not Me?: The Story of Gladys Milton, Midwife
Why Not Me?: The Story of Gladys Milton, Midwife 4.47 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Folks Do Get Born
Folks Do Get Born 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Mama Knows Best: African-American Wives' Tales, Myths, and Remedies for Mothers and Mothers-to-be Be
Mama Knows Best: African-American Wives' Tales, Myths, and Remedies for Mothers and Mothers-to-be Be 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife's Story
Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife's Story 4.24 avg rating — 279 ratings
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The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding: The Definitive Guide to Nursing for African American Mothers
The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding: The Definitive Guide to Nursing for African American Mothers 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Listen to Me Good: The Story of an Alabama Midwife
Listen to Me Good: The Story of an Alabama Midwife 4.10 avg rating — 287 ratings
8.
Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage
Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage 4.30 avg rating — 53 ratings
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Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty 4.45 avg rating — 5,136 ratings
10.
Understanding and Teaching Optimal Foetal Positioning
Understanding and Teaching Optimal Foetal Positioning 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings
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The Healing Drum: African Wisdom Teachings
The Healing Drum: African Wisdom Teachings 4.05 avg rating — 37 ratings
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African American Midwifery in the South: Dialogues of Birth, Race, and Memory
African American Midwifery in the South: Dialogues of Birth, Race, and Memory 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Roots of Time: A Portrait of African Life and Culture (Awp Young Readers Series)
Roots of Time: A Portrait of African Life and Culture (Awp Young Readers Series) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
14.
Granny Midwives and Black Women Writers: Double-Dutched Readings
Granny Midwives and Black Women Writers: Double-Dutched Readings 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings
15.
Beyond the storm: An extraordinary journey
Beyond the storm: An extraordinary journey it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Breastfeeding facts over fiction: Health implicatations [i.e. implications] on the African American community
Breastfeeding facts over fiction: Health implicatations [i.e. implications] on the African American community 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
17.
Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Black Women
Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Black Women 4.40 avg rating — 329 ratings
18.
My Bag Was Always Packed: The Life and Times of a Virginia Midwife
My Bag Was Always Packed: The Life and Times of a Virginia Midwife 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
19.
Black Women for Beginners (Writers and Readers Documentary Comic Book, 58)
Black Women for Beginners (Writers and Readers Documentary Comic Book, 58) 4.07 avg rating — 41 ratings
20.
Body & Soul: The Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being
Body & Soul: The Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings
21.
The Black Women's Health Book: Speaking for Ourselves
The Black Women's Health Book: Speaking for Ourselves 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings
22.
For Black Women Only: A Complete Guide to Successful Life-Style Change, Health, Wealth, Love, and Happiness
For Black Women Only: A Complete Guide to Successful Life-Style Change, Health, Wealth, Love, and Happiness 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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It Just Ain't Fair: The Ethics of Health Care for African Americans
It Just Ain't Fair: The Ethics of Health Care for African Americans 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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MABEL The Story of One Midwife
MABEL The Story of One Midwife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
25.
the measure of our success: a letter to my children and yours
the measure of our success: a letter to my children and yours 4.16 avg rating — 637 ratings
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Beautiful! Images of Health, Joy and Vitality in Pregnancy and Birth.
Beautiful! Images of Health, Joy and Vitality in Pregnancy and Birth. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Having Your Baby: For the Special Needs of Black Mothers-To-Be, from Conception to Newborn Care
Having Your Baby: For the Special Needs of Black Mothers-To-Be, from Conception to Newborn Care 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
28.
The Homebirth Handbook: How to Have Your Baby Calmly and Safely at Home
The Homebirth Handbook: How to Have Your Baby Calmly and Safely at Home 4.51 avg rating — 37 ratings
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A Path to Healing: A Guide to Wellness for Body, Mind, and Soul
A Path to Healing: A Guide to Wellness for Body, Mind, and Soul really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
30.
Rocking the Babies
Rocking the Babies 3.53 avg rating — 175 ratings
31.
The Way of Orisa: Empowering Your Life Through the Ancient African Religion of Ifa
The Way of Orisa: Empowering Your Life Through the Ancient African Religion of Ifa 3.93 avg rating — 224 ratings
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MOCHA MANL TO FABULOUS PREG
MOCHA MANL TO FABULOUS PREG 3.93 avg rating — 46 ratings
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The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions
The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Partners, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions 4.32 avg rating — 8,086 ratings
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The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia
The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia 4.58 avg rating — 369 ratings
35.
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth 4.06 avg rating — 1,133 ratings
36.
Gentle Birth Choices
Gentle Birth Choices 4.15 avg rating — 901 ratings
37.
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth 4.36 avg rating — 32,172 ratings
38.
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth 4.14 avg rating — 3,206 ratings
39.
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally
Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally 4.17 avg rating — 1,933 ratings
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The Encyclopedia of Pregnancy and Birth: A Complete Self Help Guide to Active Birth and Early Parenthood, Including an A-Z of Modern Obstetrics
The Encyclopedia of Pregnancy and Birth: A Complete Self Help Guide to Active Birth and Early Parenthood, Including an A-Z of Modern Obstetrics 3.80 avg rating — 35 ratings
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An Easier Childbirth: A Mothers Guide for Birthing Normally
An Easier Childbirth: A Mothers Guide for Birthing Normally 3.97 avg rating — 38 ratings
42.
Back Labor No More!!: What Every Woman Should Know Before Labor
Back Labor No More!!: What Every Woman Should Know Before Labor 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings
43.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide 4.21 avg rating — 3,165 ratings
44.
A Good Birth, A Safe Birth: Choosing and Having the Childbirth Experience You Want
A Good Birth, A Safe Birth: Choosing and Having the Childbirth Experience You Want 3.96 avg rating — 142 ratings
45.
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation 4.01 avg rating — 6,192 ratings
46.
Birth Reborn : What Childbirth Should Be
Birth Reborn : What Childbirth Should Be 4.41 avg rating — 507 ratings
47.
New Natural Pregnancy: Practical Wellbeing from Conception to Birth
New Natural Pregnancy: Practical Wellbeing from Conception to Birth 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings
48.
Women Giving Birth
Women Giving Birth liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
49.
The Nurturing Touch at Birth: a Labor Support Handbook- Third Edition
The Nurturing Touch at Birth: a Labor Support Handbook- Third Edition 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings
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The Birth Book
The Birth Book 4.21 avg rating — 1,743 ratings
51.
The Scientification of Love: Revised Edition
The Scientification of Love: Revised Edition 4.32 avg rating — 108 ratings
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The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month, Everything You Need to Know From America's Baby Experts
The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month, Everything You Need to Know From America's Baby Experts 4.18 avg rating — 977 ratings
53.
The Doula Book: How A Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have A Shorter, Easier, And Healthier Birth (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)
The Doula Book: How A Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have A Shorter, Easier, And Healthier Birth (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) 4.06 avg rating — 1,315 ratings
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The American Way of Birth
The American Way of Birth 4.03 avg rating — 211 ratings
55.
Spiritual Midwifery
Spiritual Midwifery 4.38 avg rating — 6,610 ratings
56.
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding 4.18 avg rating — 10,250 ratings
57.
Breastfeeding Your Baby: Revised Edition
Breastfeeding Your Baby: Revised Edition 4.06 avg rating — 54 ratings
58.
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers : The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solution Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers : The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solution Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America 4.24 avg rating — 448 ratings
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The Nursing Mother's Companion, 7th Edition, with New Illustrations: The Breastfeeding Book Mothers Trust, from Pregnancy Through Weaning
The Nursing Mother's Companion, 7th Edition, with New Illustrations: The Breastfeeding Book Mothers Trust, from Pregnancy Through Weaning 3.93 avg rating — 45 ratings
60.
The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning
The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning 4.21 avg rating — 1,178 ratings
61.
Breastfeeding Naturally: A New Approach For Today's Mother
Breastfeeding Naturally: A New Approach For Today's Mother 3.98 avg rating — 171 ratings
62.
Nursing Your Baby: Revised
Nursing Your Baby: Revised 4.22 avg rating — 132 ratings
63.
Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work
Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work 3.70 avg rating — 300 ratings
64.
After the Baby's Birth: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women
After the Baby's Birth: A Complete Guide for Postpartum Women
by: Robin Lim
4.20 avg rating — 193 ratings
65.
This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression 4.12 avg rating — 444 ratings
66.
Your Amazing Newborn
Your Amazing Newborn 4.19 avg rating — 304 ratings
67.
Nurturing Your Newborn: Young Parents' Guide to Baby's First Month (Teen Pregnancy and Parenting series)
Nurturing Your Newborn: Young Parents' Guide to Baby's First Month (Teen Pregnancy and Parenting series) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
68.
Mother Mysteries
Mother Mysteries 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Year After Childbirth: Enjoying Your Body, Your Relationships, and Yourself in Your Baby's First Year
The Year After Childbirth: Enjoying Your Body, Your Relationships, and Yourself in Your Baby's First Year 3.82 avg rating — 94 ratings
70.
Life Will Never Be the Same: The Real Mom's Postpartum Survival Guide
Life Will Never Be the Same: The Real Mom's Postpartum Survival Guide 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
71.
Rebounding from Childbirth: Toward Emotional Recovery
Rebounding from Childbirth: Toward Emotional Recovery 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings
72.
The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition, and Other Holistic Choices
The Natural Pregnancy Book: Herbs, Nutrition, and Other Holistic Choices 4.07 avg rating — 741 ratings
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Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean
Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean 4.24 avg rating — 175 ratings
74.
Immaculate Deception II: Myth, Magic and Birth
Immaculate Deception II: Myth, Magic and Birth 4.33 avg rating — 270 ratings
75.
Mother Massage: A Handbook for Relieving the Discomforts of Pregnancy
Mother Massage: A Handbook for Relieving the Discomforts of Pregnancy 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings
76.
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year 4.31 avg rating — 1,315 ratings
77.
Herbs for a Healthy Pregnancy...From Conception to Childbirth
Herbs for a Healthy Pregnancy...From Conception to Childbirth 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings
78.
Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth
Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings
79.
Herbal Healing for Women
Herbal Healing for Women 4.39 avg rating — 1,189 ratings
80.
Natural healing for the pregnant woman
Natural healing for the pregnant woman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
81.
Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Remedies for Children's Health
Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Remedies for Children's Health 4.45 avg rating — 237 ratings
82.
The new holistic herbal: A herbal celebrating the wholeness of life
The new holistic herbal: A herbal celebrating the wholeness of life 4.33 avg rating — 667 ratings
83.
The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean 3.86 avg rating — 216 ratings
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Open Season: A Survival Guide for Natural Childbirth and VBAC in the 90s (Critical Studies in Education & Culture
Open Season: A Survival Guide for Natural Childbirth and VBAC in the 90s (Critical Studies in Education & Culture 4.38 avg rating — 32 ratings
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The Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Experience: Birth Stories by Parents and Professionals
The Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Experience: Birth Stories by Parents and Professionals 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Postpartum Survival Guide
Postpartum Survival Guide 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
87.
A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth 4.36 avg rating — 36 ratings
88.
Special Delivery
Special Delivery 4.16 avg rating — 68 ratings
89.
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years With a Midwife in Mali
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years With a Midwife in Mali 4.17 avg rating — 4,983 ratings
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The Archaeology of Mothering
The Archaeology of Mothering 4.18 avg rating — 39 ratings
91.
Fatal Years - Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth Century America
Fatal Years - Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth Century America it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Dr. Miriam Stoppard's New Pregnancy and Birth Book: The Classic Guide for Parents-to-Be, Revised and Updated
Dr. Miriam Stoppard's New Pregnancy and Birth Book: The Classic Guide for Parents-to-Be, Revised and Updated 3.61 avg rating — 92 ratings
93.
Naturopathic Handbook Of Herbal Formulas 4 Ed
Naturopathic Handbook Of Herbal Formulas 4 Ed 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
94.
Varney's Midwifery
Varney's Midwifery 4.40 avg rating — 116 ratings
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Holistic Midwifery: A Comprehensive Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice, Vol. 2: Care of the Mother and Baby from the Onset of Labor Through the First Hours After Birth
Holistic Midwifery: A Comprehensive Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice, Vol. 2: Care of the Mother and Baby from the Onset of Labor Through the First Hours After Birth
by: Anne Frye
4.56 avg rating — 304 ratings
96.
Birthsong Midwifery Workbook
Birthsong Midwifery Workbook 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
97.
Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines
Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines 4.56 avg rating — 556 ratings
98.
Don't Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements and Communities
Don't Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements and Communities 4.04 avg rating — 112 ratings
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When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women 4.45 avg rating — 297 ratings