Oklahoma Homebirth Resources
I would like to welcome you to the wonderful world of homebirth. The following pages
will help prepare you for your upcoming homebirth. If you have any questions, I’m
always happy to help you with them.
You will need to attend a Childbirth Education class if this is your first baby, or you
haven’t attended a class in the last five years. I have the names and numbers of
several excellent childbirth educators available in the Tulsa area.
Oklahoma Homebirth Suggested Reading
Let me encourage you to read as much as possible on homebirth. It is very important
that you make this an educated decision. Below are various books that you might find
interesting. It is not a complete list, but it is a good start. Your local library should have
some of them or your childbirth instructor may have books to loan you. I have most of
these books, as well as several birth videos. If you would like to check one out, please
let me know.
- Husband Coached Childbirth - Dr. Bradley
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding - LeLeche League
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
- After the Baby is Born - Carl Jones
- Hey Who’s Having This Baby Anyway? – Breck Hawk
- Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn - Penny Simkin
- The Birth Partner - Penny Simkin
- Homebirth - Sheila Kitzinger
- Special Delivery - Rahima Baldwin
- A Good Birth, A Safe Birth – Diana Korte & Rebecca Scaer
- Video: The Business of Being Born by Rikki Lake & Abby Epstein
Homebirth Related Websites
Prenatal Vitamins
I have provided a fairly comprehensive list of resources for a healthy pregnancy and homebirth.
Please take some time to familarize yourself with these homebirth resources.
You will be expected to take a good quality prenatal vitamin. You may purchase an
excellent brand at my office or go to the health food store to purchase a good quality
brand. Please do not take a generic prenatal vitamin such as those you would find at
Wal-mart, as they do not assimilate well and are a waste of your money.
Things to avoid during your pregnancy
Smoking, alcohol, caffeine (coffee, tea, colas, chocolate, etc.), medications (of any
kind), sugar, junk foods, fumes from paints, paint thinners, pesticides, or artificial
sweeteners. For a detailed list of healthy foods and more for pregnancy and homebirth click here.