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

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