MENTAL PREPARATION

- Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond (Guided Meditations) by Nancy Bardacke
- Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy and Birth by Giuditta Tornetta
- Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood by Bailey Gaddis​

PRACTICAL CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION

- Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin​ (Great alternative to the "What To Expect" book)
​- The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
​- The Mama Natural Week-By-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth by Genevieve Howland
- The Mindful Mom-To-Be: A Modern Doula's Guide to Building a Healthy Foundation from Pregnancy Through Birth by Lori Bregman

FACT-BASED EDUCATION

- Expecting Better by Emily Oster
- Cribsheet by Emily Oster

UNMEDICATED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION

- Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
- Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read
- When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women by Penny Simkin

UNMEDICATED CHILDBIRTH METHODS

- Hypnobirthing: The Mongan Method by Mary F. Mongan
- ​Birthing From Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England

POSTPARTUM & BABY CARE

- The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing your Body, Balancing your Emotions and Restoring your Vitality by Kimberly Ann Johnson
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League
- The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr Harvey Karp
- The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care by Sally Fallon Morell