Required reading for the CAPPA Canada Labour Doula program

Certification candidates must read the CAPPA Canada Labour Doula Manual (provided at the workshop) and must choose a MINIMUM of any five books from the list below. Extra reading is always highly recommended.

If you have read/would like to read a book for certification purposes and it is not on this reading list, please contact the CAPPA Canada Office at info@cappacanada.ca for approval.

These books may be purchased through amazom.ca

Please have at least 2 of the following books completed prior to the workshop.

These 2 books:

• The Doula Book by Klaus, Klaus, and Kennell
• The Labor Progress Handbook by Penny Simkin

From the following, choose one:

• Nurturing Touch at Birth by Paulina Perez
• A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Diane Korte and Roberta Scaer
• Special Women: The Role of the Professional Labor Assistant by Paulina Perez

From the following , choose one:

• Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding, by Dr Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman
• The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
• The Breastfeeding Answer Book 3rd Edition, by La Leche League International
• "Impact of Birthing, Practices on Breastfeeding" by Mary Kroeger

From the following, choose one:

• Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Simkin, Whalley, and Keppler
• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Shelia Kitzinger
• The Birth Book by William and Martha Sears
• The Mother of all Pregnancy Books, by Ann Douglas

And any of the following:

• Cesarean Birth and VBAC by Elizabeth Kaufman
• The VBAC Companion by Diana Korte
• Silent Knife by Nancy Wainer Cohen & Lois J. Estner
• Home Birth and other alternatives to hospital by Shelia Kitzinger
• Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
• Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities by Henci Goer
• The Thinking Woman's Guide To a Better Birth- by Henci Goer
• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin
• The Breastfeeding Atlas 2nd edition, by Barbara Wilson-Clay and Kay Hoover
• When Hello Means Goodbye by Kirk and Schwiebert
• When a Baby Dies by Limbo and Wheeler
• Pregnancy and Birth: The Best Evidence by Joyce Barrett and Teresa Pitman
• Pregnancy and Birth: Your Questions Answered by Karina Reynolds, Grainne McCartan and Christoph Lees
• Episiotomy and the Second Stage of Labor by Sheila Kitzinger and Penny Simkin