Midwives provide education and support during pregnancy, assist the mother during labor and delivery, and provide follow-up care. Practitioners of childbirth support include childbirth educators, assistants, and doulas (women labor coaches who also provide postpartum home care).
Resources:
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Wise Woman for Childbearing Years by Susan Weed
The Thinking Women’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
Bestfeeding by Susan Arms
Unassisted Birth by Lynn Griesemer
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League Int'l.
The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
Childbirth without Fear by Grantly Read
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