Ina May Gaskin

This book was a great guide when I was pregnant because I had no friends who were going through that experience. Thank you Ina May.

This is my favorite book about childbirth, i love all the stories of births and the information that this midwife has collected about the way the medical model is bad for birth, and why you should therefore have your baby naturally.

An absolute must-read for anyone preparing for or planning to one day give birth. I wish I read this nine years ago before my first birth, which would have turned out to be a completely different experience, one free of trauma. After reading this, I am very excited to give birth in a few short months, and to share this new experience with my husband.

Even though it's dated, I think every pregnant woman should read this. Sphincter Law, ladies! Learn it, live it.