An Annotated Bibliography Here

General Resource

Videos

1.      1. a must see: elephant giving birth in Bali (one of Ina May's favorite videos)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Otpwcu3UGw
2.  “Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin & The Farm Midwives,” 2012, directed by Sara Lamm and Mary Wigmore. (DVD)
3. “Breast Crawl by UNICEF” http://www.breastcrawl.org/video.shtml a must see!
4. “Breastfeeding: the Why-to, How-to, Can-do Videos”—Vida health communications. www.vida-health.com
5.  “The Business of Being Born” with Abby Epstein and Ricki Lake. (DVD) (See also “More Business of Being Born,” the 4-part continuation of the series.)
6.  “Christian dads experience what it feels like to give birth”—one for your partner! (Youtube)
7.    “Doula”—about Loretha Weisinger’s work with teens. (Netflix)
8. “Doula: a documentary”—produced in 2012 by Childbirth Collective in Minneapolis and Emily Rumsey. http://www.emilyrumsey.com
9. “The dramatic Struggle for Life”—very amazing footage from Bali.
10. “Everybody Loves . . . Babies” by thomas Balmes. (DVD/(Youtube))
11.  “Extraordinary Breastfeeding” a five-part online video series, these videos give real food for thought! (Youtube)
12. “Guerrilla Midwife”—follow CNN hero of the Year Ibu Robin Lim into the trenches of her work from Bali, where hemorrhage after childbirth is a leading cause of death, into the tsunami disaster zone in Aceh, where her battle is fought with only one weapon, love.
13. “Thalasso Bain Bebe par Sonia Rochel”—Baby bath by Brazilian midwife Sonia Rochel (Youtube)
14. “Twin Vertex Birth”—the birth of the author’s twins at The Farm in 1982, with Ina May Gaskin. (DVD)

Internet Resourcesa

11.  askdrSears.com—valuable advice on breastfeeding and parenting (my personal favorite)

22.   Breastfeeding resource pages—Leche League Lnternational. www.llli.org/nb.html

34.  Caroline Flint, U.K. Midwife website: http://carolineflintmidwife.tumblr. com/

45. DONA International website: information on doula training, certification and Doula Magazine. http://www.dona.org

56.  Ina May Gaskin’s homepage: http://inamay.com/

67.  The Newman Breastfeeding Clinic, the Centre for Breastfeeding Education, and the Centre for Breastfeeding Studies: http://www.nbci.ca You can call them for help anytime too: 416-498-0002 a connection to an amazing group in Canada with seemingly endless information—all excellent.

  8. Ongoing blog: callthedoula.blogspot.com

Books

1.     Attatchment Parenting: Instinctive care for your baby and young child, by Katie Allison Granju

2.     Babies, Breastfeeding and Bonding, by Ina May Gaskin

3.     Baby-led Breasetfeeding, by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett

4.     Birth Matters: a Midwife’s Manifesta, by Ina May Gaskin

5.     The Birth Partner: a Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions, revised 4th ed, by Penny Simkin

6.     The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth, by Penny Simpkin

7.     Birth—Through Children’s Eyes, by Penny Simkin

8.     Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing: How Ecological Breastfeeding Spaces Babies, by Sheila Kippley

9.     The Breastfeeding Answer Book, by La Leche League International

10.  Breastfeeding Matters: What We Need to Know About Infant Feeding, by Maureen Kathryn Minchin

11.  Comfort Measures for Childbirth, by Penny Simkin

12.  The Continuum Concept: In search of happiness lost, by Jean Liedloff – my all-time favorite book!

13.  Do Birth: a gentle guide to labour and childbirth, by Carolyn flint

14.  Hold Your Premie, by Jill and Dr. Nils Bergman

15.  Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding, by Ina May Gaskin

16.  Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin

“The midwife considers the miracle of childbirth as normal, and leaves it alone unless there's trouble. The obstetrician normally sees childbirth as trouble; if he leaves it alone, it's a miracle.” ~ Sheila Stubbs

17.  The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia, by Penny Simkin

18.  Ma Doula: A Story Tour of Birth, by Stephanie Sorensen

19.  Medications and Mothers’ Milk, 14th ed., by Thomas W. Hale

20.  Mothering the New Mother, by Sally Placksin

21.  The NAPSAC Directory of Alternative Birth Services and Consumer Guide, by Penny Simkin

22.  Natural Health After Birth, by Aviva Jill Romm

23.  The Nursing Mother’s Herbal, by Sheila Humphrey

24.  Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us, by Christine Gross-Loh

25.  The Politics of Breastfeeding, by Gabrielle Palmer

26.  Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, by Penny Simkin

27.  Saving Babies? The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening, by Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder

28.  The Simple Guide to Having a Baby, by Penny Simkin

29.  The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures, by Anne Fadiman

30.  Spiritual Midwifery, by Ina May Gaskin

31.  The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding, by Dana Raphael

32.  Testing Baby: The Transformation of Newborn Screening, Parenting, and Policymaking, by Rachel Grob

33.  The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solution Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America by Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman

34.  When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women, by Penny Simkin

35.  The Womanly art of Breastfeeding, by La Leche League International

36.  Waiting With Gabriel: a Story of Cherishing a Baby's Brief Life, by Amy Kuebelbeck

Resources for Mothers of Multiples

Internet

Gina Osher is “The Twin Coach” in Los Angeles. She bravely writes about some of the uneven feelings that twin parents may experience in hopes of helping other moms who are having the same challenges. See: http://www.thetwincoach.com/

community.babycenter.com/post/a26537489/

www.everydayfamily.com Raising Twins or Multiples

www.netplaces.com › Twins, Triplets, and More

www.rookiemoms.com/twins-week-bonding-with-each-child/‎

www.twinslist.org/coping5.html

Books about twins:

1.     Chicken Soup for the Soul, Twins and More: 101 Stories Celebrating Double Trouble and Multiple Blessings by Susan M. Heim, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

2.     Double Duty: The Parent's Guide to Raising Twins, from Pregnancy through the School Year by Christina Baglivi Tinglof

3.     Entwined Lives: Twins and What They Tell Us About Human Behavior by Nancy L. Segal

4.     Everything You Need to Know to Have a Healthy Twin Pregnancy by Gila Leiter with Rachel Kranz

5.     Having Twins And More by Elizabeth Noble

6.     Hello Twins by Charlotte Voake

7.     It's Twins!: Parent-to-Parent Advice from Infancy through Adolescence by Susan M. Heim

8.     Little Miss Twins by Roger Hargreaves

9.     Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding & Caring for Twins or More! by Karen Kerhoff Gromada

10.  National Geographic: In the Womb - Multiples DVD by Lorne Townend

11.  Parenting School-Age Twins and Multiples by Christina Tinglof

12.  Raising Twins: Parenting Multiples from Pregnancy Through the School Years by Shelly Vaziri Flais, MD, FAAP

13.  Ready or Not... Here We Come!: The REAL Experts' Guide to the First Year with Twins by Elizabeth Lyons

14.  Take Two!: A Celebration of Twins by J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen

15.  The Art of Parenting Twins: The Unique Joys and Challenges of Raising Twins and Other Multiples by Patricia Maxwell Malmstorm and Janet Poland

16.  The Everything Twins, Triplets, and More Book by Pamela Fierro

17.  Twins 101: 50 Must-Have Tips for Pregnancy through Early Childhood From Doctor M.O.M. by Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin

18.  Twinspiration: Real-Life Advice from Pregnancy Through the First Year by Cheryl Lage

19.  What to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi Murkoff

20.  When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads: Proven Guidelines for a Healthy Multiple Pregnancy by Barbara Luke

There are many more books and valuable web sites out there. Mothers of Multiples groups are springing up all over, too. If there isn’t one near you, start one!