Resources

BOOKS

Any book with a asterisk I have in my resource library and are available for loan. Books have a 3 week loan period if lost or damaged they a replacement charge is payable.

The Complete guide to Pregnancy and Birth - Sophie Walker*

Spiritual Midwifery - Ina May Gaskin*

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin*

Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding - Ina May Gaskin

Birth Matters - Ina May Gaskin*

Active Birth - Janet Balaska*

The Water Birth Book - Janet Balaskas*

Natural Pregnancy - Janet Balaskas*

Birth with Confidence - Rhea Dempsey*

Beyond the Birth Plan - Rhea Dempsey*

Birth Skills - Juju Sundin*

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering - Dr Sarah Buckley*

Down To Earth Birth Book - Jenny Blyth*

Birthwork - Jenny Blyth

Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of passage - Dr Rachel Reed*

Why Induction Matters - Dr Rachel Reed*

Give Birth like a Feminist - Milli Hill*

The Positive Birth Book - Milli Hill

Blood Rites - Jane Hardwicke Collins

Herstory - Jane Hardwicke Collins

Ten Moons - Jane Hardwicke Collins*

Birth Reborn - Michel Odent

In Your Own Time- Dr Sarah Wickham*

Birthing From Within - Pam England*

The Second Baby Book - Sarah Ockwell-Smith*

The Gentle Eating Book - Sarah Ockwell-Smith*

The Discontented Little Baby Book - Dr Pamela Douglas*

Baby Bliss - Jo Ryan*

A Slow Childhood - Helen Haywood*

The Birth Space - Gabrielle Nancarrow*

The Doulas Guide to Empowering Your Birth - Lindsay Bliss*

Home Birth On Your Own Terms - Heather Baker*

Our Birth Stories - Heather Baker

The New Pregnancy and Childbirth - Shelia Kitzinger*

The Natural Way to Better Breastfeeding - F.Naish & J.Roberts*

Nurturing Your New Life - Heidi Sze*

Defiant Birth - Melinda Tankard*

Birthing Justice - Julia Oparah & Alicia Bonaparte*

The Doulas Guide To Empowering Your Birth - Lindsay Bliss*

Mindful Birthing - Nancy Bardacke*

Expecting Better - Emily Oster*

Cribsheet - Emily Oster*

The Motherhood - Jamila Rizvi*

How to Grow a Baby - Clemmie Hooper*

The Birth Partner - Penny Simkin*

Delivery by Appointment Caesarean Birth Today - Michelle Hamer*

Stillbirth: Still a Baby - Colette Butler*

Birth After Caesarean - Hazel Keedle*

Plus Size Pregnancy - Dr Sara Wickham*

Portal - Yolande Norris-Clark*

Creating Happy Healthy Babies - Vicki Delpero*

What to Expect When Your Expecting - Heidi Murkoff*

Mindful Motherhood - Cassandra Vieten*

More Than a Healthy Baby - Dr Erin Bowe*

Conscious Motherhood - Cathy Spooner*

The Baby Bible - Bec Judd*

Postpartum

The First Forty Days - Heng Ou*

The Postnatal Depletion Cure - Dr Oscar Serrallach*

The Fourth Trimester - Kimberly Ann Johnson*

Womens Experiences of Postnatal Depression - L.Fetting and B.Tune*

The First Six Weeks - Midwife Cath*

Self-Care for New Mums - Ruby Matley*

For Fathers

Cheers to Childbirth - Lucy Bloom*

The Expectant Father - Armin Brot & Jennifer Rudick*

The Dudes Guide to Baby Size - Taylor Calmus*

So You’re Going to be a Dad- Peter Downey*

Hyponobirth/Calm/Gentle Birth Techniques

Calmbirth Method - Suzy Ashworth*

Calmbirth Class Booklet (5th Ed)*

Calmbirth Acupressure Points for Labour & Birth - Melinda Webb*

Gentle Birth Method - Dr Gowri Motha*

Hyponobirthing the Morgan Method - Marie Mongan*

Hyponobirthing - Marie Mongan*

Mindful Hypnobirthing - Sophie Fletcher*

Hypnobirthing Practical Ways to Make Birth Better - Siobhan Miller*

Twins

Twins - Conception to Pre School - K.Bowman & L.Ryan*

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Welcome Baby to this World - Jess Racklyeft*

You’re a Big Sister - David Bedford & Susie Poole*

Za Za’s baby Brother - Lucy Cousins*

Hello Baby - Jenni Overend

Hello in There, A big sisters book of waiting - Jo Witek

There’s a house inside my mummy- G.Andreae& V.Casbba*

I have a selection of over 150 Cookbook I have listed here a selection of Vegetarian and Vegan cook books that will inspire you to mix up your diet and create a nourishing menu for your post partum period.

Eat to Feed - Eliza Larson & Kristy Kohler*

RAW - Solla Eiriksdottir*

Vegan - Jean Christian Jury*

Roots - Dianne Morgan*

Quick and Slow - David Frenkiel & Luise Vindahl*

At Home in the Wholefood Kitchen - Amy Chaplin*

Vegetable Literacy - Madison*

Good Better Green - Zita Steyn*

Prashad - Kaushy Patel*

In the Praise of Veg Alice Zaslavsky*

Veganomicon - Isa Moskowitz*

Isa Does It - Isa Moskowitz* 

On Vegetables - Jeremy Fox*

Part Time Vegetarian -Nicola Graimes*

Jerusalem - Ottolenghi*

Simple - Ottolenghi*

Flavour - Ottolenghi*

The Kinfolk Table - Nathan Williams*

The Shared Table - Clare Scrine*

Veggiestan - Sally Butcher*

Grow cook nourish Darina Allan

Indian Made Easy -  Amandip*

The Hippie Lane cookbook - Tagline Gabrielian* 

PODCASTS

The Midwives Cauldron - Dr Rachel Reed & Katie James

The Great Birth Rebellion - Dr Melanie Jackson

Australian Birth Stories - Sophie Walker

The Circle of Birth - Ayla Myra

Aware Parenting - Lael Stone and Marion Rose

The Motherkind - Zoe Blaskey

The Science of Motherhood - Dr Renee White & Dr Micka Bertucci

Birth Realm - Australian Freebirth Stories - Michelle Palasia

Birth the Forgotten Feminist Issue - Alecia Staines

Midwife Thinking - Dr Rachel Reed

Birthing Instincts - Dr Stuart Fischbein and Midwife Blyss

Positive Birth Australia - Skye Maree

Welcome to the Womb - Midwife Em

She Births - Nadine Richardson

The Midwitch - Anita Katherine

Pregnancy Birth and Beyond

Fat and Pregnant - Michelle Mayefske

Evidence Based Birth - Rebecca Dekker

Taking Back Birth - Maryn Green

Nurture Hub pregnancy, birth and parenting - Nicola & Shari Lyon

How Other Dads Dad - Hamish Blake

The Red Tent- Mikki Fisher

The Birth Hour

FREE BIRTH/HOMEBIRTH

The Renegade Mama- Natalie Rees

The Natural Birth - Anna The Spiritual Midwife

Free Birth Society- Free Birth Society

Homebirth Stories Australia - Aimee and Laura

Keep Birth Wild

VBAC

Australian Birth Stories - VBAC Stories

VBAC Birth Stories - Melissa Merino and Stephanie Cannavo

The VBAC Homebirth Stories

The VBAC Link

VBAC Babies

The Journey to VBAC

PARENTING (Great for Fathers)

How Other Dads Dad with Hamish Blake

Two Doting Dads - Matty J & Ash

Dads Start Now

Pop Culture Parenting

Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

INSTAGRAM

@badassmotherbirther
@KathrynStaggIBCLC
@MelanieTheMidwife
@g.lorri.labourbodywork
@LucyWebberFeedingSupport_IBCLC
@BabyBirthStatsVIC
@LilyNicholsRDN
@positivebirthmovement
@CoreandFloorRestore
@thenakeddoula
@ThePelvicHealth_Osteo
@DrSaraWickham
@Evidencebasedmidwife 
@birthbecomesyou
@midwifeangelina
@shebirths
@empoweredbirthproject
@sage.birthing
@boobtofood
@theawareparentingpodcast
@matrescence.podcast

FACEBOOK PAGES

The Beyond Sleep Training Project
Birth Trauma Awareness
Homebirth Group Australia
Natural Hospital Birthing
Badass Mother Birther
The Positive Birth Movement
Conscious Parenting Movement
Kathryn Stagg IBCLC: Evidence-Based Breastfeeding
Lucy Webber IBCLC - great breastfeeding videos/info

GUIDED MEDIATIONS

EQUIPMENT IN MY DOULA KIT

Peanut Ball, Birth Ball, Yoga Bolster and Yoga Mat

Robozo

Birth Sling/www.thebirthsling.com

Birth Combs

Electronic Baby Scales

Elle Tens Machine/ www.elletens.com.au/products/elle-tens?variant=49078991059 (pads $10 per set additional cost)

1ml, 3ml, 10ml syringes with caps for colostrom collection

Heat Packs/Massage Equipment

Aromatheraphy oils and diffuser

Massage oils/roller for labour

Fairy Lights, LED lanterns

Birth Affirmation Cards/The Doula Deck - Lori Bregman

Positive Birth Affirmation Cards - Best Birth Co

Birth Affirmation Cards - Gentle Genesis

Squatty Potty

Home Birth

Birth In a Box Eco Regular Hire $180 including a new liner https://simplybirth.com.au/product/pool-in-a-box-regular/

Earthy Birth Pool Hire $280 including a new liner https://www.earthybirth.com.au/product/essentials-bundle/

Tubs of towel (approx 25)

Mattress protectors & Waterproof sheets

Blissful Herbs Tinctures & Herbal Renedies (If you require these they will be billed to you at replacement cost approx $15-$20)

No Bleed Placenta Release

Birth Boost

After Pains

Arnica

Rescue Remedy

CLASSES

She Births

Nardine Richardson www.shebirths.com

Hypnobirthing

Positive Birth Space/Hannah Butcher (Devonport)

Fertility Tasmania/Dr Erin Kelly (Hobart)

Hello Birth Co/Jess Rodwell (Hobart)

Calm Birth

Cherie Chugg (Launceston)

Ruth Lees/Calmbirth with Ruth(Hobart)

Lamaze Childbirth Education

Strong Starts/Katie Pickering

Birth Education

Songbird Midwifery, Lizzy (Launceston)

www.songbirdmidwifery.com

Free Birth Society

The Complete Guide to Free Birth

www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/cgtf

Childbirth Physiology - Rachel Reed
www.rachelreed.website/childbirth-physiology-course

The Hospital Birth Course - Karli Smith

www.karlismith.com

TO WATCH