The following resources are our recommendations for expanding your knowledge about healthy living, pregnancy, childbirth, and a variety of gynecology topics.

Internet

• American Pregnancy Organization A site to promote wellness in pregnancy
• The Childbirth Connection Childbirth Connection is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of maternity care.
• Got Mom From the American College of Nurse-Midwives; includes breastfeeding information and resources for mothers and families.
• Midwife.org This site includes many helpful handouts for general health, pregnancy, and gynecology care.
• My Midwife From the American College of Nurse-Midwives, this site focuses on midwives and all they provide.
• womenshealth.gov The federal government source for women's health information

Books

• As You Eat So Your Baby Grows by Nikki Goldbeck
• Ask a Midwife by Catherine Parker-Littler and Margaret Plumbo
• The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
• Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, Anne Keppler, Janelle Durham, and April Bolding