
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 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*
HyponoBirthing the Morgan Method - Marie Mongan*
HyponoBirthing - Marie Mongan*
Mindful Hypnobirthing - Sophie Fletcher*
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 Oste*
The Motherhood - Jamila Rizvi*
Mindful Birthing - Nancy Bardacke*
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*
The Postnatal Depletion Cure - Dr Oscar Serrallach*
Womens Experiences of Postnatal Depression - L.Fetting and B.Tune*
The First Six Weeks - Midwife Cath*
The Baby Bible - Bec Judd*
Cheers to Childbirth - Lucy Bloom*
Self-Care for New Mums - Ruby Matley*
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*
Gentle Birth Method - Dr Gowri Motha*
What to Expect When Your Expecting - Heidi Murkoff*
Mindful Motherhood - Cassandra Vieten*
Hypnobirthing Practical Ways to Make Birth Better - Siobhan Miller*
More Than a Healthy Baby - Dr Erin Bowe*
Conscious Motherhood - Cathy Spooner*
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.
The First Forty Days - Heng Ou*
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 - Melanie Jackson, B from Core and Floor Restore
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
The VBAC Homebirth Stories
The VBAC Link
VBAC Babies
VBAC Birth Stories - MelissaMerino and Stephanie Cannavo
@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
Peaceful Birth Benedictions Mediation & The Breath Guided Audio
Fear Clearing Affirmation Meditation | Guided Meditation for Pregnancy | Hypnobirthing
Freya App-Surge Timer
Gentle Birth App
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
The Face of Birth (2012) - Documentary examining the current political climate of maternity care in Australia.
Babies (2020) - Netflix Docuseries exploring the groundbreaking science on how infants discover life in their first year.
Microbirth (2014) - Documentary exploring emerging research into the connection between birth + the human microbiome
In Utero
Why Not Home
The Big Stretch
Orgasmic Birth
A Breech in the System