Best Books for Pregnant Women: Guides and Stories for Expecting Mothers
Books to read while expecting: clear guides to pregnancy and birth, and warm stories about the first weeks of motherhood. Every book here is in the Tori catalog, and each line says why it fits.
Pregnancy and birth guides
1984What to Expect When You're ExpectingHeidi Murkoff
Nonfiction · WarmThe best-known month-by-month pregnancy guide, with answers to everyday questions.
2013Expecting BetterEmily OsterNonfiction · HopefulAn economist checks the data behind common pregnancy rules.
2003Ina May's Guide to ChildbirthIna May GaskinNonfiction · WarmMidwife Ina May Gaskin combines birth stories with practical information about labor.
1989The Birth PartnerPenny SimkinNonfiction · WarmEverything a partner, friend or doula needs to know to support a woman in labor.
1995The Girlfriends' Guide to PregnancyVicki IovineNonfiction · LightA frank, funny pregnancy guide that talks like a friend.
Stories and the first weeks
1993Operating InstructionsAnne LamottNonfiction · WarmAnne Lamott's journal of her son's first year, told with humor and honesty.
2018Like a MotherAngela GarbesNonfiction · ThoughtfulJournalist Angela Garbes follows the science and culture of pregnancy.
2016The First Forty DaysHeng OuNonfiction · WarmRecipes and rituals for nourishing a new mother in the weeks after birth.