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Doula Certification Book List

* Required

• * CIMS - Is your Doula Practice Mother Friendly http://www.motherfriendly.org/Resources/Documents/Is_Your_Doula_Practice_MF.pdf
• *Labor Progress Handbook, 2nd Edition - Penny Simkin
• *The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, 4th ed. - Sheila Kitzinger
• *The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth - Henci Goer
• *The Cesarean - Michel Odent
• Born in the USA - Marsden Wagner
  

Being a Doula (choose 2)

• Experienced Doula: Advanced Skills for Hospital Doulas By Cassaundra Jah, CPM, IBCLC
• The Gentle Art of Newborn Family Care: A Guide for Doulas and CaregiversThe Doula Business Bible - Marinda Lloyd
• How to rock your doula client interview: From enquiry to paying clients - Kelly Evans
• The Ultimate "How To" Guide For Doulas ~ How To Become A Doula And Create A Successful Business Doing What You Love! - April Rain
• The Doula Business Guide: Creating a Successful Mother-baby Business 2nd Edition - Patty Brennan
• The Community-Based Doula: Supporting Families Before, During, and After Childbirth, by Rachl Abramson, Ginger K., Breedlove, and Beth Isaacs

Pregnancy and Birth (Choose 2)

• Beautiful! Images of Health, Joy, and Vitality in Pregnancy and Birth. by Jennie Joseph 
• The Pregnancy Book - William and Martha Sears
• Pregnancy the Natural Way - Zita West 
• The Scientification of Love - Michel Odent
• A Holistic Guide to Embracing Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood - Karen Salt 
• Reclaiming the Spirituality of Birth: Healing for Mothers and Babies - Benig Mauger 
• Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful: Experience the Natural Power of Pregnancy and Birth with Kundalini Yoga and Meditation – Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

Herbs (choose 1)

• Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (Wise Woman Herbal Series, Book 1) 
• Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar 
• Ayurveda for the Childbearing Years – Terra Rafael

Breastfeeding (choose1)

• Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers, by Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D., IBCLC 
• Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding, by Ina May Gaskin
• The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers, by Jack Newman, MD., and Teresa Pitman
• Breastfeeding, 2nd ed. – Suzanne Arms, Chloe Renfew
• The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth through Weaning - William and Martha Sears
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding - La Leche League International

VBAC (choose 1 ) 

•  Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) - Nancy Wainer Cohen 
• Open Season: A Survival Guide for Natural Childbirth and VBAC in the 90s (Critical Studies in Education & Culture) - Nancy Wainer Cohen 
• The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean - Diana Korte
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: The Smart Woman's Guide to VBAC - Elizabeth Kaufmann 
• Birth after Cesarean: The Medical Facts - Dr. Bruce Flamm 
• Natural Birth After Cesarean: A Practical Guide - Johanne C. Walters , Karis Crawford

Pregnancy Loss  (choose 1)

• Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy - Pam Vredevelt 
• Ended Beginnings - Claudia Panuthos 
• The Bereaved Parent - Harriet Sarnoff Schiff
• Supporting Birth & Bereavement as a Doula: A concise guide based on stillbirthday training - Heidi Faith