The Bradley Method® is a fabulous way to prepare for natural childbirth. I am a certified/affiliated independent Bradley® childbirth educator serving the Tacoma area.
Reading List:
- Husband Coached Childbirth by Robert A. Bradley, M.D.
- Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon
- The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
- Mother’s Intention: How Belief Shapes Birth by Kim Wildner
- The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Shelia Kitzinger
- Pregnancy Childbirth and the Newborn : The Complete Guide by Penny Simkin
- Silent Knife : Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) by Nancy Wainer Cohen & Lois J. Estner
- Birth Without Violence : The Book That Revolutionized the Way We Bring Our Children into the World by Frederick LeBoyer
- Birthing Options: Hospital, Home, or Birth Center? Midwife or Doctor?, an excellent article by Cordelia S. Hanna, BA, CCE, CBA
Papers:
- ACOG Safe Prevention of the Primary Ceserean
- ACOG Maternal-Fetal Interventions
- Evidence Based Birth Arrive Trial Review: An excellent review article
Tools:
- La Leche League International
- LLL Tear Free Tool Kit
- kellymom: Breastfeeding and Parenting is an amazingly comprehensive website.
- ICAN: Cesarean recovery, support and prevention.
- ASAC – Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth, a group of Canadian parents and healthcare professionals who share the belief that childbirth is a normal
- For those experiencing loss: Healing Hearts
- Birth Monopoly The Empowered Consumer Hospital Communication
Referrals
Genny Stiller IBCLC : Sensory Conscious Lactation Support is just a click away
Fern Lactation: Excellent breastfeeding support located here in Tacoma!