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Required Reading Lists for Doula (Labour Assistant)
Certification
ALACE (Association of Labour Assistants
and Childbirth Educators)
CAPPA (Childbirth And Postpartum
Professional Association)
CEF (Childbirth Enhancement Foundation)
DONA (Doula's of North America)
ICEA (International Childbirth Education
Association)
Required for Certification
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ALACE Labour Assistant Training Manual (included in
certification package) |
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Bestfeeding by Renfrew, Fisher and Arms –or- Nursing Mother’s Companion by Huggins |
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Birth After Cesarean by Flamm |
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Birth As An American Rite of Passage
by Davis-Floyd |
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The Birth
Partner by Simkin |
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From Start to Finish… A Practical Guide for Your Labour
Support Business by Ellis (included in certification package) |
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A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Korte
and Scaer |
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Heart and Hands by Davis |
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Special Women: The Role of the
Professional Labour Assistant by Perez and Snedecker |
| A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth by
Enkin, Keirse and Chalmers * |
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Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year by
Frye * |
*These last two books are required for reference purposes.
Although you are not expected to read each book cover to cover, you are required
to be familiar with their layout and content and it is strongly encouraged you
own or insure access to a copy once you begin your practice.
Strongly Recommended
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Active Birth by Balaskas |
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After Baby’s Birth; A Woman’s Way
to Wellness by Lim |
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Babies Remember Birth by Chamberlain |
| Becoming a Midwife by Steiger |
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The Birth Book by Sears and Sears |
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Ended
Beginnings by Panuthos and Romeo |
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Mothering
the New Mother by Placksin |
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Silent Knife by Estner and Cohen –or- Open Season by Cohen |
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Special Delivery by Baldwin Dancy |
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Spiritual Midwifery by Gaskin |
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Wise Woman’s Herbal for the
Childbearing Year by Weed |
Recommended Reference
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Getting to Yes by Fisher and Ury |
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Human Labour and Birth by Oxorn and Foote |
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Mothering the Mother by Klaus, Kennell
and Klaus |
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Nurse-Midwifery by Varney |
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Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary |
Book Report on Each
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Birth Reborn |
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Ended Beginnings by Panuthos and Romeo |
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Birthing Normally |
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Immaculate Deception by Arms |
Must read CAPPA Labor Doula Manual and at least Five of the Following:
* Canadian author and publisher specifically for Canadian readers
Required Reading
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Special Women by Perez |
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Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn
by Simkin et al |
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Mothering the Mother by Klaus, Kennell
and Klaus |
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Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by LLLI |
Required Reading
One book from each topic:
Listening Skills, Language & Teaching
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Antenatal Education: Mary
Nolan
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Leading
Antenatal Classes: Priest, J.,
Schott, J.
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The
Effective Use of Roleplay: van
Merts Morry
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Once
Upon a Group: Kindred, M.
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A
Woman In Your Own Right, Dickson,
A. |
Pregnancy
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Natural Pregnancy: Balaskas,
J.
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The Encyclopedia of Pregnancy
and Birth, Balaskas, J., Gordon, Y
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The Tentative Pregnancy: Rothman,
B.K. |
Labor & Birth
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Birth Without Violence: Leboyer,
F. |
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From Mother’s to Daughters: Warloe,
C. |
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Gentle Birth Choices: Harper,
B. |
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Sensitive Midwifery, Flint,
C. |
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Birth - Eight Women's Stories: McKenna,
N. D. (video) |
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Myles
Textbook for Midwives: Bennett, V.
R., Brown, K. |
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Mayes
Midwifery: Sweet, B. R., Tiran, D. |
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Birth Stories: Kutzinger,
S. |
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Giving Birth: Challenges &
Choices: video |
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A Good Birth, A Safe Birth: Korte,
D., & Scaer, R. |
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Spiritual Midwifery: Gaskin,
I. M. |
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Easing Labor Pain: Lieberman,
A. |
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Childbirth Without Fear, Dick-Read,
G. |
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Pain Relief in Childbirth: Bradford,
N., & Chamberlain, G. |
Cesarean Birth
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Immaculate
Deception II: Arms, S. |
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The
VBAC Companion: Korte, D. |
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Silent
Knife: Cohen, N. W., & Estner,
L. J. |
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Vaginal
Birth After Cesarean: Kaufman, E |
Labor Support
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Special
Women: Perez, P., & Snedeker,
C. |
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The
Birth Partner: Simkin, P |
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The
Doula Book: Klaus, Klaus &
Kennell |
Evidence-Based Care
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Home
Birth and other alternatives to hospital, Kitzinger,
S. |
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Where
to be born – the debate & the evidence: Campbell,
R., Macfarlane |
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Birth
Matters: Claxton, R. |
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A
Guide to Effective Care: Enkin, M.,
Keirse, M., & Chalmers, I. |
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Obstetric
Myths Versus Research Realities: Goer,
H. |
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