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Required Texts
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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn (2001) by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, and Ann Keppler (must be read prior to class)
The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth (2008) by Penny Simkin
The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth (2002) by Marshall Klaus, Phyllis Klaus, and John Kennell
The following required text is NO LONGER included in the course tuition:
Beyond the Birth: What No One Ever Talks About (1999) by Dawn Gruen & Rex Gentry