There is so much information out there that it can be hard to know where to turn. Here are my favorite recommendations, plus local resources for extra care! Plus some playlists, just for fun!
MUSIC PLAYLISTS:
LOON Pregnancy LOON Birth LOON Postpartum
PINTEREST BOARD:
BIRTH PREP BOOK LIST:
The Birth Partner, Penny Simkin (Birth Prep)
Nurture, Erica Chidi Cohen (Great comprehensive pregnancy+birth guide)
*Birthing from Within,* Pam England (A personal favorite)
Transformed by Birth, Britta Bushnell (Exploring birth as a rite of passage)
The Fourth Trimester, Kimberly Ann Johnson (Really sinking into postpartum)
Here’s a link to all the books together with notes about why I recommend each!
Most of these are available in the PGH library system, or can be found pretty inexpensively used online. If you want to buy new and you use the links above I’ll get a tiny cut because they’re affiliate links through bookshop, so that’s always nice too!
BIRTH PREP ZINES AND WORKBOOKS FROM AMY (FREE FOR CLIENTS):
Birth Plan Moving Through Labor Little Labor Book Warm Postpartum