BOLD's mission is to help all mothers be BOLD, discover their birth power AND USE their authentic voices to have empowered birth experiences. Here are a few resources to help you REMember that...

your body rocks.

BIRTH, A PLAY BY KAREN BRODY

PURCHASE THE BOOK VERSION.

THE BOLD METHOD FOR BIRTH

AN EMPOWERMENT TRAINING CREATED BY PLAYWRIGHT KAREN BRODY FOR BIRTH PROFESSIONALS TO HELP CHANGE THE CULTURE OF BIRTH. INCLUDED IN THE TRAINING IS HOW TO USE THE PLAY BIRTH TO MOVE MOTHERS TO DISCOVER THEIR VOICE AND GIVE BIRTH WITH POWER. WWW.THEBOLDMETHOD.COM

BIRTH MONOPOLY

HELPING CONSUMERS TAKE BACK BIRTH. WWW.BIRTHMONOPOLY.COM

IMPROVING BIRTH

A NATIONAL NONPROFIT FOUNDED TO BRING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE AND HUMANITY TO CHILDBIRTH. WWW.IMPROVINGBIRTH.ORG

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BOOKS

Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block

Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born by Tina Cassidy

BIRTH REBORN BY MICHEL ODENT, MD

THE CESAREAN BY MICHEL ODENT, MD

BORN IN THE USA BY MARSDEN WAGNER, MD, MS

BIRTH AS AN AMERICAN RITE OF PASSAGE BY ROBBIE DAVIS FLOYD, PHD

orgasmic birth by debra pascali-bonaro and elizabeth davis

GENTLE BIRTH, GENTLE MOTHERING BY SARAH J. BUCKLEY, MD

Cesarean Voices published by ICAN

babycatcher by peggy vincent

Creating Your Birth Plan by Marsden Wagner, MD & Stephanie Gunning

Birthing from Within by Pam England, CNM & Rob Horowitz, PhD

Immaculate Deception II: Myth, Magic and Birth by Suzanne Arms

The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer & Rhonda Wheeler

Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities by Henci Goer

Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper 

the business of baby by jennifer margulis

The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence, Judith Lothian and Charlotte De Vries (Meadowbrook,2005).

Simple Guide to Having a Baby, by Janet Whalley, Penny Simkin, Ann Keppler

Your Amazing Newborn by Marshall Klaus and Phyllis Klaus

The Big Book of Birth by Erica Lyon

Lying-In: A History of Childbirth in America, Expanded Edition by Richard W. Wertz and Dorothy C. Wertz

Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy and Childbirth by Giuditta Tornetta (Meadowbrook,2005).

Childbirth without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth by Grantly Dick-Read 
 

VIDEOS

ORGASMIC BIRTH 

BUSINESS OF BEING BORN

BIRTH STORY

BIRTH INTO BEING

OTHER HALF OF THE GLASS

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