Gentle Birth Clinic

Suggested Readings

We have an extensive lending library of over 7000 books on the third floor of our clinic.
Feel free to come and browse anytime. Listed below are just a few of our favorites for our materity clients.


  1. Immaculate Deception (original edition) by Suzanne Arms
  2. Immaculate Deception II (second edition) by Suzanne Arms
  3. A Wise Birth by Penny Armstrong
  4. What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know by Gail and Tom Brewer
  5. Silent Knife and Open Season by Nancy Wainer Cohen
  6. What to Expect When You're Expecting by Arlene Eisenberg
  7. Women's Encyclopedia of Health Emotional Healing by Denise Foley, Eileen Nechas
  8. Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities by Henci Goer
  9. Sense and Sensibility in Childbirth by Judith Hertzfield
  10. The Expectant Parent's Guide to Preventing Cesarean Section by Carl Jones
  11. Breastfeeding Your Baby by Sheila Kitzinger
  12. Homebirth by Sheila Kitzinger
  13. Pregnancy Day by Day by Sheila Kitzinger
  14. Your Baby, Your Way by Sheila Kitzinger
  15. Easing Labor Pain by Adrienne Lieberman
  16. Nursing Your Baby by Karen Pryor
  17. Childbirth: Alternatives to Medical Control by Shelly Romalis, ed.
  18. The Encyclopedia of Childbearing by Barbara Katz Rothman
  19. In Labor by Barbara Katz Rothman
  20. The Birth Book by William and Martha Sears
  21. The Baby Book by William and Martha Sears
  22. Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin
  23. The Five Standards for Safe Childbearing by David Stewart

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Gentle Birth Clinic
Carey Ann Ryan, ARNP/CNM
2708 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
Telephone 515-279-9617
Fax 515-274-5599
midwife@gentlebirth.com

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