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Doula Certification Required Readings

Birth Doula reading list:

  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
  • The Thinking Womans Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
  • Pushed by Jennifer Block
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin
  • Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry

Very Highly Suggested though not required:

  • The Labor Progress Handbook by Penny Simkin
  • Comfort Measures for Childbirth DVD by Penny Simkin
Postpartum Doula Reading List:
  • Mothering the New Mother by Sally Placksin
  • Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin
  • The Baby Book by William Sears
  • What to Expect when you are Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads by Barbara Luke
  • Becoming Us, 8 Steps to Grow a Family that Thrives by Elly Taylor
  • Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry
  • The Happiest Baby on the Block video and/or book by Dr. Harvey Karp

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