Reading list
Foundations: Listening, Holding Space & Human Connection
Time to Think — Nancy Kline
The Art of Gathering — Priya Parker
Daring Greatly — Brené Brown
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read — Philippa Perry
Matrescence, Identity & Motherhood
Matrescence — Lucy Jones
The Motherhood Complex — Melissa Hogenboom
Motherhood — Sheila Heti
Thriving Postpartum — Kimberly Ann Johnson
Pregnancy & Birth Preparation
How to Have a Baby — Natalie Meddings
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth — Ina May Gaskin
The Positive Birth Book — Milli Hill
The Father's Home Birth Handbook
The Cradle of Life
Birth Rights, Evidence & Decision-Making
In Your Own Time — Dr Sarah Wickham
Why Induction Matters — Rachel Reed
Why Cesarean Matters — Clare Goggin
VBAC: Vaginal Birth After Caesarean
The AIMS Guide to Safer Childbirth
Birth as Transformation
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage — Rachel Reed
Birth Without Fear — January Harshe
*Artwork by Josefine Tolstoy, John Wilson and Louis le Brocquy
Postnatal Recovery & Early Parenting
Why Postnatal Recovery Matters — Sophie Messager
Why Babywearing Matters — Rosie Knowles
Neurodiversity & Inclusive Birth
Why Neurodivergent Birth Matters — Victoria White
Doula Practice
Why Doulas Matter — Maddie McMahon
Grief, Transition & Meaning-Making
Wintering — Katherine May
It's OK That You're Not OK — Megan Devine
The Wild Edge of Sorrow — Francis Weller
If You Read Only 3
Matrescence — Lucy Jones
How to Have a Baby — Natalie Meddings
In Your Own Time — Sarah Wickham