Books and Films
literature and visual media to help navigate the birth of your choice
New Zealand

In Your Hands
A video that gives great fathers the tools they need to be great parents.

Home Birth Bound
Maggie Banks, birth luminary talks about home birth in New Zealand.

Where the Heart Is
A collection of Home Birth stories from New Zealand.

Breech Birth Woman Wise
Maggie Banks talks about breech birth and how to protect the knowledge on breech birthing
Film

Mama Sherpas
This U.S documentary, examines a growing shift in the birthing industry: the rise of Caesarean sections and the idea of a “collaborative care”

The Big Stretch
Designed to empower women, the Big Stretch is a beautiful journey through birth.

Freedom for Birth
An in depth documentary on the criminalisation of homebirth at a global level.

Birth Story
A beautiful insight into the journey Ina May took to midwifery.

The Business of Being Born
An indepth series of documentaries that cover the impact of how we birth.

The Face of Birth
The face of birth is one of the most comprehensive birth documentaries available.
Book

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sheila Kitzinger's one stop shop for the best advice on pregnancy and childbirth.

Childbirth Without Fear
Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how birth education started.

Vaginal Birth After Caesarean
A handbook on how to achieve a physiological birth after caesarean.

Rediscovering Birth
Rediscovering Birth is packed with information not only for prospective parents but for anyone interested in birth and women's lives and well being.

The Caesarean
Michel Odent uncovers what caesareans truly mean for birth.

Orgasmic Birth
Debra opens up a world where birth and orgasm work together.

Birth Skills
Juju Sundin gives us birth skills essential for a peaceful and practical birth

Holistic Midwifery Volume I
One of the most comprehensive resources for care during pregnancy and Holistic Midwifery

Holistic Midwifery Volume II
One of the best resources for Holistic Midwifery and care during labour and birth

Hello Baby
A beautiful story written for children on welcoming a new baby into the home

Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering
Sarah Buckley draws a link between the way we birth and the way we parent.

Childbirth and the Future of Homo Sapiens
Michel Odent talks about the outcomes from birth and how they drive evolution.

The Food of Love
Kate Evans and her beautiful visual journey on the formula for successful breastfeeding.

Bump
Kate Evans's beautiful visual journey on how to make, grow and birth a baby.

Active Birth
A guide on active birth positions designed to assist mothers to birth well.

Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding
Ina May, homebirth wise woman gives her guide to breastfeeding.