Resources

• One Love Midwifery: Home and Hospital Support 

• East End Midwifery Services: Home birth support 

• "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

• Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin

• ​Taking Charge of Your Fertility

• Spiritual Fertility Integrative Practices for Journey to Motherhood by Julie Von

• Awakening Fertility: The Essential Art of Preparing for Pregnancy by Heng Ou, Amely Greeven, and Marisa Belger​

• 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

• Natural Birth Secrets: An Insider's Guide...How to Give Birth Holistically, Healthfully and Safely, & Love the Experience! by Anne Margolis

• The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk by Diana West

• 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

• Breastfeeding Without Birthing: A Breastfeeding Guide for Mothers through Adoption, Surrogacy, and Other Special Circumstances by Alyssa Schnell

• 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

• Bodily - Resource for bodies and maternal health

• The Nesting Place - a prenatal/postpartum meeting spot with support, classes and open play

• Nurturing Moms Fourth Trimester support group - at Stony Brook Advanced Specialty Care locations

• Lactation Support: via classes by the Stony Brook Midwives

• Kellymom - online Q+A 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​

• 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

• Star Legacy Foundation: Stillbirth advocacy and information 

• The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin

• The Expectant Father 

  • Great guide for all partners, despite the title

• ​The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year by Armin Brott

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• The Family Firm by Emily Oster

• How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn

• Long Island Doula Association: Local doula matching programs and support funds

• ​​​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 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

• Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know

• The Positive Birth Book: A new approach to pregnancy, birth and the early weeks by Milli Hill​

• 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

• Real Food For Pregnancy by Lily Nichols

• 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

• How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn

• 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

• Crib Sheet A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster

• Brain Health From Birth by Rebecca Fett

• The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan by Alison Scott-Wright

• The Longest Shortest Time - "Stories about the surprises and absurdities of raising other humans—and being raised by them."

• Birth Matters Podcast - Birth stories from NYC hosted by a Queens based childbirth educator

• "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​

• One Bad Mother - Funny podcast about the "thrills and embarrassments of motherhood"

• Breastfeeding Outside the Box - aims to support the nourishing and nurturing of babies in exceptional families

• Birthing Instincts - not your average birth podcast

• Down to Birth - birth stories and up to date information 

• The Great Birth Rebellion - a New Zealand Midwife explains 

• The Happy Hormone Guide: A Plant-based Program to Balance Hormones, Increase Energy, & Reduce PMS Symptoms by Shannon Laparski

• ​Taking Charge of Your Fertility - great for anyone wanting to be more aware of their cycle, not just those trying to conceive.

• Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar by Jessie Inchauspe

• ​Super Fit Mama: Stay Fit During Pregnancy and Get Your Body Back After Baby