Big Books of 2026
Genres

Doula


Doula Books

The Birth Partner
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
The Doula Book: How A Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have A Shorter, Easier, And Healthier Birth
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (medically updated)
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers
Spiritual Midwifery
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women
Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding: From the Nation's Leading Midwife
Mothering the New Mother: Women's Feelings & Needs After Childbirth: A Support and Resource Guide – A Comprehensive Postpartum Handbook for Family, Work, and Baby
The Doula Business Guide: Creating a Successful Motherbaby Business
The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia
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Lists

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May GaskinBirthing from Within by Pam EnglandThe Birth Partner by Penny SimkinSpiritual Midwifery by Ina May GaskinWise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun S. Weed
Great Books for Doulas
92 books — 20 voters
The Steps by Andrew WatsonMisconceptions by Naomi WolfBreastfeeding Made Simple by Kathleen A. Kendall-TackettFathering Right from the Start by Jack HeinowitzPregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simkin
Postpartum Doula DONA Required Reading
39 books — 34 voters

When Survivors Give Birth by Penny SimkinMedical Bondage by Deirdre Cooper OwensI Believe You by Emily PearsonKilling the Black Body by Dorothy RobertsTrauma Stewardship by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
Survivors who Parent
9 books — 3 voters
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci GoerPregnancy After Preeclampsia by Madison LeeEnlightened Pregnancy by Luisa MagarianBirth {f*ck yeah} An Honest Guide to Natural, Epidural & Caes... by Sonia KillikLaboring Well by Elizabeth Allen
Natural Hospital Birth Books
11 books — 8 voters

The Birth Partner by Penny SimkinIna May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May GaskinThe Doula Book by John H. KennellPregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny SimkinBreastfeeding Made Simple by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett
Birth Doula DONA Required Reading
29 books — 20 voters
Mama's Little Baby by Dennis BrownWhy Not Me? by Wendy L. BovardFolks Do Get Born by Marie CampbellMama Knows Best by Chrisena ColemanMotherwit by Onnie Lee Logan
ASDS Recommended Reading List
99 books — 2 voters

Videos Tagged “Doula”

Certification Training in the Peterson Method of Prenatal Counseling & Birth Hypnosis: A Training for Childbirth Professionals
Certification Training in the Peterson Method of Prenatal Counseling & Birth Hypnosis: A Training for Childbirth Professionals
Midwifery From Various Perspectives
Midwifery From Various Perspectives
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Groups Tagged "Doula"

All things birth work. From breastfeeding to perinatal mental health!
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This is a group to read and review books in relation to birth and postpartum doula work which in…more
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Birth Ninja Book Club The purposes of this group include assisting new birth professionals in completing their reading…more
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