Further Learning Resources
Nearly all available conception, pregnancy, birth, and parenting resources use language that is gendered for the person conceiving and giving birth, and most often for the partner as well. Most also assume a two-parent couple-based family structure. Due to lack of other options, this is true of nearly all the resources I have included below, which are otherwise resources whose content I value and recommend.
Birth and Pregnancy
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England and Rob Horowitz
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices by Sarah Buckley
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, Ann Keppler, Janelle Durham and April Bolding
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
The Natural Pregnancy Book by Aviva Romm MD
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
When Survivors Give Birth by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus
The Little Known (But Crucial) Difference Between Folate and Folic Acid
Birth Justice
Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy and Childbirth edited by Julia Chinyere Oparah and Alicia D. Bonaparte
Southern Birth Justice Network
Body empowerment and self-love
Cannabis in Pregnancy and Lactation
Cesarean Birth
International Cesarean Awareness Network
The Well-Rounded Mama - Cesarean information, resources, scientific studies, and experience from a fat-positive, health at any size approach
Conception and Fertility
Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler
The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conceptions, Pregnancy, & Birth by Stephanie Brill
Choosing Between and Known and Unknown Sperm Donor
Fertility Options for Transgender Persons
Rainbow Health Ontario Fact Sheet: Reproductive Options for Trans People
disability and Pregnancy/Parenting
Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood
We’ve Got This: Parenting with a Disability
Elimination Communication
Health and Wellness
Freeing Ourselves, A Guide to Health and Self Love for Brown Bois published by the Brown Boi Project
Our Bodies, Ourselves by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth
Homebirth Safety
Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America - The British Medical Journal
Midwife‐led continuity models versus other models of care for childbearing women - Cochrane Library
Outcomes of planned home birth with registered midwife versus planned hospital birth with midwife or physician - Canadian Medical Association Journal
Lactation and Nursing
Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery by Diana West, BA, IBCLC
Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding by Dr. Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman
The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding published by the La Leche League International
Attaching Your Baby at the Breast by the Global Health Media Project
Birthing and Breast or Chestfeeding Trans People and Allies (Facebook group)
Breastfeeding Outside the Box podcast - many episodes on induced lactation and/or relactation
Milk Junkies - Breastfeeding and Parenting from a Transgender Perspective
Yes, Trans Women Can Breastfeed - Here’s How
Legal (egg and sperm donation, gestational surrogacy, names on birth certificate, adoption, second parent adoption)
A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples by Emily Doskow and Frederick Hertz
Medication Use During Pregnancy and Nursing
Mental Health
Postpartum Support International
National Perinatal Hotline - Postpartum Moms’ Line
1-800-773-6667. 24 hrs/day, seven days a week. English and Spanish.
Postpartum Support International - Postpartum Depression Stressline
1-800-944-4773. 9am - 9pm. Leave a message – calls returned within 24 hours.
Midwifery Organizations
Massachusetts Midwives Alliance (MMA)
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
New Hampshire Midwives Association (NHMA)
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
Vermont Midwives Association (VMA)
Milk Donation
Eats on Feets
Human Milk 4 Human Babies
Movies & Birth VIDEOS
Breast/chest/nursing Crawl by Newborn Baby
Birth in the Squatting Position
Newborn care
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, Ann Keppler, Janelle Durham and April Bolding
The Baby Book by William Sears, MD
Your Amazing Newborn by Phyllis and Marshall Klaus
Postpartum Sexuality
Voices Series: Stories of Sex in Pregnancy and Postpartum
Queer (LGBTQ+) Pregnancy and Parenting
The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conceptions, Pregnancy, & Birth by Stephanie Brill
Pregnant Butch: Nine Long Months Spent in Drag by A.K. Summers
What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg
Where’s the Mother? Stories from a Transgender Dad by Trevor MacDonald
A Womb of Their Own (film)
Birthing and Breast or Chestfeeding Trans People and Allies (Facebook)
Choosing Between and Known and an Unknown Sperm Donor
Fertility Options for Transgender Persons
Masculine Birth Ritual (podcast)
Milk Junkies - Breastfeeding and Parenting from a Transgender Perspective
Rainbow Health Ontario Fact Sheet: Reproductive Options for Trans People
Raising My Baby Gender Neutral: Max & River
Trans Couple Pause Transition to Become Parents
Yes, Trans Women Can Breastfeed - Here’s How
VBAC / HBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean / Homebirth After Cesarean)
Well-Rounded Mama - VBAC information, resources, scientific studies, and experience from a fat-positive, health at any size approach