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Books

Pregnancy Through Postpartum
Prenatal
Birth
Types of Birth
Babies
Breastfeeding
Parenting
Kids’ Books
Families
Fitness and Nutrition
Complementary Therapies
Midwifery
Women’s Health
Special Circumstances
Mental Health
Grief and Loss

Pregnancy Through Postpartum

  • Pregnancy Through Postpartum
  • Raising Baby Green by Greene
  • The Complete Organic Pregnancy by Dolan, Zissu
  • Healthy Beginnings, 2nd ed by SOGC
  • The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book by Louden
  • New Pregnancy and Birth Book by Stoppard
  • Pride and Pregnancy by Rogers
  • Body, Soul and Baby by Gaudet, Spencer
  • Bouncing Back After Your Pregnancy by Curtis, Schuler
  • Baby's Best Chance, 3rd ed by BC Ministry of Health
  • Baby's Best Chance, 4th ed by BC Ministry of Health
  • Baby's Best Chance, 5th ed by BC Ministry of Health
  • Having a Baby Naturally by O'Mara
  • The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Kitzinger
  • Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth by Boston Women's Health Book Collective
  • Baby's Best Chance, 6th ed by BC Ministry of Health

Prenatal

  • The Glow by Perez
  • Knocked Up by Eckler
  • Your Pregnancy Month by Month by Saunders
  • Making Love During Pregnancy by Bing, Colman
  • Big, Beautiful and Pregnant by van der Ziel, Tourville
  • The Natural Pregnancy Book by Romm
  • Your Pregnancy Week by Week, 4th Ed by Curtis, Schuler
  • Mother Rising by Cortlund, Lucke, Watelet
  • The Mother of All Pregnancy Books by Douglas
  • The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy by Iovine
  • Your Baby, Your Way by Kitzinger
  • It Worked For Me by Kennedy
  • Your Pregnancy Week by Week, 6th ed by Curtis, Schuler
  • Natural Ways to Relieve Common Discomforts of Pregnancy by Jones
  • In the Womb by Tallack
  • Your Pregnancy Week by Week, 5th ed by Curtis, Schuler

Birth

  • Childbirth Without Fear, 5th ed by Dick-Read
  • Adventures in Natural Childbirth by Schwegel
  • Deliver This! by Cohen
  • Labor Day by Giglio
  • The Labor Progress Handbook by Simkin, Ancheta
  • Evidence-based Care for Normal Labour and Birth by Walsh
  • The Official Lamaze Guide by Lothian, DeVries
  • Easing Labor Pain by Lieberman
  • Calm Birth by Newman
  • HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method by Mongan
  • The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Goer
  • Gentle Birth Choices by Harper
  • Birthing From Within by England, Horowitz
  • The Birth Partner by Simkin

Types of Birth

Homebirth

  • Homebirth by Kitzinger

Waterbirth

  • Water Labour, Water Birth by Sprague
  • Waterbirth: An Attitude to Care by Garland
  • Water Birth: A Midwife's Perspecitve by Napierala

Cesarean Birth

  • Recovering from a Cesarean Section by Alvarez, Feiden
  • Cesarean Recovery by Gallagher-Mundy

Babies

  • The Baby Whisper Solves All Your Problems by Hogg, Blau
  • Your Baby's First Year Week by Week by Curtis, Schuler
  • The Expectant Parents' Companion by Huggins
  • Organic Baby by Rider
  • Better Sleep for Your Baby and Child by Weiss
  • First Time Parents by Stoppard
  • Child Health Guide by Neustaedter
  • Complete Baby and Child Care by Stoppard
  • Green Babies, Sage Moms by Fassa
  • Colic Solved by Varabedian
  • Baby Care for Beginners by Williams
  • The Amazing Infant by Field
  • Heading Home with Your Newborn by Jana, Shu
  • Spots, Birthmarks and Rashes by Thompson
  • Infant Massage by McClure
  • Why is My Baby Crying? by Lester, Grace
  • Canada's Baby Care Book by Friedman, Saunders
  • The Happiest Baby on the Block by Karp
  • Nurturing Touch by Babeshoff, Dellinger-Bavolek
  • Babywearing: The Benefits and Beauty of this Ancient Tradition by Blois

Breastfeeding

Medications

  • The Complete Guide to Everyday Risks in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding by Koren
  • Nonprescription Drugs for the Breastfeeding Mother by Nice

Breastfeeding

  • You Can Breastfeed Your Baby Even in Special Situations by Brewster
  • The Facts on Breastfeeding by Ross
  • The Latch by Newman, Pitman
  • The Nursing Mother's Companion, 20th anniversary ed by Huggins
  • Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding by Kroeger, Smith
  • The Nursing Mother's Companion, 4th ed by Huggins
  • Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding by Newman, Pitman
  • Breastfeeding Made Simple by Mohrbacher, Kendall-Tackett
  • Adventures in Tandem Nursing by Flower
  • The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
  • Game Plan by Kernerman, Newman, Park
  • Better Breastfeeding by Kalnins
  • Breastfeeding Special Care Babies by Lang

Parenting

Dads

  • Expectant Fathers by Lipps
  • How to be a Pregnant Father by Mayle
  • Fathers and Babies by Marzollo
  • Father's First Steps by Sears, Sears
  • Your Pregnancy for the Father-to-Be by Curtis, Schuler
  • Don't Just Stand There by Stein, Lichtenstein
  • Daddy on Board by Lamm
  • Pregnant Man by Churchwell
  • Involved Fathers by Father Involvement Initiative
  • Being an Expectant Father by Kelly
  • Fathering Right from the Start by Heinowitz
  • The Birth Partner by Simkin

Teen

  • Road to Fatherhood by Morris
  • How Sex Works by Fenwick, Walker

Parenting

  • Battles, Hassles, Tantrums and Tears by Beekman, Holmes
  • Parenting Without Fear by Donahue
  • Am I a Normal Parent? by Dimerman
  • Playwise by Weston, Weston
  • Child Safety by Settle, Price
  • Dream Babies by Hardyment
  • Life After Baby by Burkett
  • Our Babies, Ourselves by Small
  • Dr. Spock's Baby and Childcare by Spock, Rothenberg
  • Parent's Choice by Green

Grandparenting

  • Becoming a Grandmother by Kitzinger

Moms

  • Between Interruptions by Howard
  • One Tough Mother by Barnhill
  • 25 Things Every New Mother Should Know by Sears, Sears
  • Mothers Talking by Burck
  • Even June Cleaver Would Forget the Juice Box by Dunnewold
  • The Mask of Motherhood by Maushart
  • More Than a Mom by Baskin, Fawcett
  • Momfidence! by Spencer
  • A Bun in the Oven by Cooke

Single Mothers

  • The Single Mother's Book by Anderson

Kids’ Books

  • When the New Baby Comes, I'm Moving Out by Alexander
  • Where's Jess? by Johnson, Johnson
  • We Were Gonna Have a Baby, but We Had an Angel Instead by Schwiebert
  • Will There Be a Lap for Me? by Corey
  • You Stink! I Love You by Hample
  • Lifetimes by Mellonie, Ingpen
  • Grandpa's Little One by Crystal
  • "Mommy, What's Died'?" by Gill
  • Hear My Roar by Hochban, Krykorka
  • How Was I Born? by Nilsson, Swanberg
  • Can I Catch it Like a Cold? by Kelbaugh
  • Back Into Mommy's Tummy by Robberecht
  • The New Baby at Your House by Cole
  • Grandma Calls Me Beautiful by Joosse
  • Nobody Asked Me If I Wanted a Baby Sister by Alexander
  • Waiting for the Sun by Lohans
  • What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home by Murkoff
  • What to Expect When Mommy's Having a Baby by Murkoff
  • What's Inside by Ashbe
  • It's NOT the Stork! by Harris

Families

Vaccination

  • Natural Alternatives to Vaccination by Rona
  • Canadian Immunization Guide 2006 by Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Homeopathic Medicine and Vaccination by Martin
  • Vaccinating Your Child by Humiston, Good
  • Childhood Vaccinations by Feder

Baby Names

  • 10,000 Baby Names by Lansky
  • 25,000+ Baby Names by Lansky
  • 20,001 Names for Baby, revised by Wallace
  • 20,001 Names for Baby by Wallace
  • The Very Best Canadian Baby Name Book by Lansky
  • The Baby Name Wizard by Wattenberg
  • Bad Baby Names by Sherrod, Rayback
  • 55,000+ Baby Names by Lansky
  • Beyond Jennifer and Jason, Madison and Montana by Rosenkrantz, Satran

Growing Families

  • The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Siblings by Sonna
  • Welcoming Your Second Baby by Lansky
  • Your Second Child by Weiss
  • Table for Eight by Francis
  • Your 2nd Pregnancy by Tamony
  • From One Child to Two by Dunn

Fitness and Nutrition

Fitness and Yoga

  • Pilates Pregnancy Guide by Robinson
  • Baby Om by Staton, Perron
  • Mommy Yoga by Tilsner
  • Yoga for Pregnancy and to Get Back into Shape by Freedman, hall
  • Essential Exercises fo rthe Childbearing Year by Noble
  • Effects of Antenatal Exercise on Psychological Well-being, Pregnancy and Birth Outcome by Rankin
  • PeeWee Pilates by Cosner, Malin
  • Yoga for Pregnancy by Jordan
  • Yoga for Pregnancy by Widdowson
  • The Pilates Pregnancy by Winsor
  • Yoga During Pregnancy by Berg
  • Itsy Bitsy Yoga by Garabedian

Nutrition

  • What to Eat Before, During and After Pregnancy by Brown
  • Dr. Hoffer's ABC of Natural Nutrition for Children by Hoffer
  • Healthy Mum, Healthy Baby by Tempelman-Kluit
  • Healthy Eating During Pregnancy by Riley, Nelson
  • Your Vegetarian Pregnancy by Roberts
  • Better Food for Pregnancy by Kalnins, Saab
  • New Vegetarian Baby by Yntema, Beard

Complementary Therapies

  • Complementary Therapies for Pregnancy and Childbirth by Tiran, Mack
  • Herbal Medicine in Pregnancy and Lactation by Mills, Duguoa, Perri, Koren
  • The Essential Guide to Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Betts
  • The Green Pharmacy by Duke
  • Naturally Healthy Babies and Children by Romm
  • Homeopathy for Pregnancy and Childbirth by Tayler
  • Shiatsu for Midwives by Yates, Anderson
  • Natural Health Care for Children by Sullivan
  • Bach Flower Remedies for Children by Mazzarella
  • Craniosacral Therapy for Babies and Small Children by Peirsman, Peirsman
  • Mother Massage by Stillerman
  • Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy by Osborne-Sheets
  • Prenatal Massage by Stillerman
  • Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Weed

Midwifery

  • Misconceptions by Wolf
  • Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year, 7th ed by Frye
  • Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities by Goer
  • A Book for Midwives by Klein, Miller, Thomson
  • Varney's Midwifery, 4th ed by Varney, Kriebs, Gegor
  • Holistic Midwifery Volume II: Care During Labor and Birth by Frye
  • Pregnancy and Birth: The Best Evidence by Barrett, Pitman
  • Immaculate Deception II: Myth, Magic and Birth by Arms
  • A Hospital Handbook on Multiculturalism and Religion by Kirkwood
  • Cross Cultural Caring by Waxler-Morrison, Anderson, Richardson, Chambers
  • A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Enkin, Keirse, Neilson, Crowther, Duley, Hodnett, Hofmeyr
  • Holistic Midwifery Volume I: Care During Pregnancy by Frye

Women's Health

Contraception

  • The Contraception Sourcebook by Connell
  • Sex Sense by SOGC
  • Choosing a Contraceptive That's Right for You by SOGC

Fertility

  • The Infertility Answer Book by Sember
  • Getting Pregnant by Charlish

Women's Health

  • Taking Care by Breen

Special Circumstances

Twins and More

  • Multiple Blessings by Rothbart

Premature Babies

  • Breastfeeding Your Premature Baby by La Leche League International
  • Preemies by Linden, Paroli, Doron
  • The Preemie Parents' Companion by Madden
  • Your Premature Baby: The First Five Years by Bradford
  • Kangaroo Babies: A Different Way of Mothering by Charpak
  • The Premature Baby Book by Sears, Sears, Sears, Sears

Pregnancy Complications

  • The Pregnancy Bed Rest Book by Tracy
  • Gestational Diabetes by American Diabetes Assocation
  • 101 Tips for a Health Pregnancy with Diabetes by Geil, Hieronymus

Special Needs

  • Raising a Child Who has a Physical Disability by Albrecht
  • Living with Prenatal Drug Exposure by Cowan, Lee
  • Understanding Your Special Needs Grandchild by Jones
  • Different Dads by Harrison, Henderson, Leonard
  • Living with FASD by Graefe
  • The Cerebral Palsy Handbook by Stanton

Mental Health

Depression and Anxiety

  • A Deeper Shade of Blue by Nonacs
  • Overcoming Medical Phobias by Antony, Watling
  • Panic Attacks by Trickett
  • Coping with Anxiety by Bourne, Garano
  • Anxiety Disorder by Caldwell
  • The Estrogen-Depression Connection by Miller, Rogers
  • Pregnancy Blues by Misri

Violence and Abuse

  • When Survivors Give Birth by Simkin, Klaus
  • Intimate Partner Abuse and Health Professionals by Roberts, Hegarty, Feder
  • The Body Remembers by Rothschild
  • Mothering Through Domestic Violence by Radford, Hester
  • Hear My Roar by Hochban, Krykorka
  • The Courage to Heal Workbook by Davis

Postpartum Depression

  • Postpartum Depression by Ross, Dennis, Blackmore, Stewart
  • Depression in New Mothers by Kendall-Tackett
  • The Postpartum Husband by Kleiman
  • Postpartum Depression and Anxiety by Pacific Postpartum Support Society
  • Postpartum Depression Demystified by Venis, McCloskey
  • Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders by Beck, Driscoll

Mental Health

  • Understanding Your Moods When You're Expecting by Puryear
  • Women's Bodies Women's Lives by Miedema, Stoppard, Anderson
  • Mental Health in Pregnancy and Childbirth by Price

Grief and Loss

Grief

  • When a Grandchild Dies by Galinsky
  • On Grief and Grieving by Kubler-Ross, Kessler
  • Too Soon a Memory by Schwiebert
  • Healing a Father's Grief by Schatz
  • Sibling Grief by Ilse, Burns, Erling
  • Miscarriage: A Man's Book by Wheat
  • Grief Unseen by Seftel
  • Death and Bereavement Across Cultures by Parkes, Laungani, Young
  • When a Baby Dies by Limbo, Wheeler
  • SIDS and Infant Death Survivial Guide by Horchler, Rice
  • Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss by Heustis, Jenkins
  • Unsupported Losses by Ilse
  • Coming to Term by Cohen
  • Empty Arms by Ilse
  • Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Davis
  • Outgrowing the Pain by Gil

Pregnancy After Loss

  • Trying Again by Douglas, Sussman
  • Journeys by Abbey

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CDs and Tapes

All of these CDs and tapes are available to borrow from our lending library.
  • Relax for Childbirth
  • Calm Mother: Empowering Postnatal Self-Care Methods
  • Calm Birth: Empowering Preparation for Childbirth
  • Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul

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Videos

All of these videos are available to borrow from our lending library.

  • A Simple Gift: Comforting Your Baby
  • Amniocentesis
  • Asking to Listen
  • Babies Know More Than You Think
  • Birth Into Being
  • Birth: A Family Experience
  • Born At Home
  • Breast is Best
  • Breastfeeding - Better Beginnings
  • Breastfeeding With Pleasure
  • Breastfeeding-Coping with the First Week
  • Comfort Measures for Childbirth
  • Diapers and Delirium
  • Expect More Than a Baby
  • Focus on Labour and Delivery
  • Giving Birth: Challenges & Choices
  • Heartache and Hope
  • Homebirth in Holland
  • Lizzie and The Baby
  • Massage Practice for Pregnancy
  • Midwifery in Ontario
  • Postpartum: A Bittersweet Experience
  • Pregnancy, Birth and Bonding
  • Preterm Labour: Signs and Symptoms
  • Sex, Love and Babies
  • Special Delivery
  • The Dad Film
  • The Miracle of Life
  • The Ultimate Journey
  • Unsung Lullabies
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DVDs

All of these DVDs are available to borrow from our lending library.

  • 7 Steps to Reduce the Risk of SIDS
  • A Child with Special needs
  • A Simple Gift – Comforting Your Baby
  • A Simple Gift – Ending the Cycle of Hurt
  • Amazing Babies: Moving in the First Year
  • Amniocentesis
  • And Baby Makes Two
  • At A Loss for Words
  • Awakening of Intelligence
  • Babies Know More Than You Think
  • Baby-Led Breastfeeding
  • Beyond Adolescence
  • Birth as We Know It
  • Birth: A Family Experience
  • Birthday (Volume 2)
  • Born At Home
  • Breast is Best
  • Breastfeeding: Coping with the First Week
  • Breastfeeding Comprehensive
  • Breastfeeding FAQs: Ask the Experts
  • Breastfeeding with Pleasure
  • Breastfeeding: Mom and I Can Do That
  • Breastfeeding: Better Beginnings
  • Bringing Baby Home
  • BUFF Moms to Be
  • Choices in Childbirth Vol 1: Epidural Anesthesia
  • Choices in Childbirth Vol 2: Induction & Augmentation
  • Choices in Childbirth Vol 3: Cesarean Birth
  • Comfort Measures for Childbirth
  • Comfort Measures for Childbirth (The Rebozo Way)
  • Critical & Creative Thinking
  • Cut: Slicing Through the Myths of Circumcision
  • Diapers & Delirium
  • Discipline: Teaching Limits with Love
  • Down Syndrome: The First 18 months
  • Expect More Than a Baby
  • Finding Your Way: The Road to a Healthy Pregnancy
  • Five Women Five Births
  • Focus on Labour and Delivery
  • Follow Me Mum
  • Food and Fitness Matter
  • For the Child
  • Giving Birth
  • Guarding the Unborn Spirit: It Takes All Nation
  • Heartache and Hope
  • Home Birth in Holland from Pregnancy to Motherhood
  • Imagination & Play
  • It's My Body, My Baby, My Birth
  • Learning and Education
  • Lizzy and the Baby
  • Massage Practice for Pregnancy
  • Newborn Care
  • Nurturing Touch
  • Planned Cesarean
  • Postpartum From Pregnant to Parent
  • Postpartum: A Bittersweet Experience
  • Pregnancy Birth & Bonding
  • Prenatal Pilates
  • Preparing For Parenthood
  • Preterm Labour: Sign & Symptoms
  • Quality Child Care
  • Ready To Learn
  • Relaxation, Rhythm, Ritual: The 3R's of Childbirth
  • Safe From the Start
  • Seven Steps to Baby Bliss
  • Sex, Love and Babies
  • Sibling Silly
  • Special Delivery
  • Stop Smoking Now
  • The Dad Difference Vol 1: Baby Basics
  • The Dad Difference Vol 2: Involved from the Start
  • The Dad Film
  • The First Years Last Forever
  • The Happiest Baby on the Block
  • The Miracle of Life
  • The Origins of Lover and Violence
  • The Pre-K Promise
  • The Sandwich Kid
  • To Be a Father
  • Tried and True
  • Unsung Lullabies
  • Visual Guide to Breastfeeding
  • What Babies Want
  • Why Early Childhood Matters
  • Your Healthy Baby

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Links

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