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Childbirth Education Books & Materials
Parent Trust’s childbirth books and workbook have sold over a million copies and can be found in hospitals, birth education centers, and individuals’ homes across the United States. For the lowest guaranteed prices, place your individual and bulk orders through Parent Trust. Not only will you get the lowest prices, but your purchase will also help support the thousands of children and families Parent Trust serves.Scroll down for detailed information about all of our childbirth books and materials:
- Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (PCN)
- The Simple Guide to Having a Baby (available in Spanish)
- Having a Baby: Your Personal Workbook
- The Great Starts Guide

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn (PCN)
by Simkin, Whalley, Keppler, Durham, and Bolding.
Meadowbrook Press, 2010 Retail $16.00, our price $11.20
Three books in one! This is the only book you will need to learn about your pregnancy, childbirth, and new baby. Up-to-date, authoritative, and easy to read, this book leaves readers feeling more knowledgeable and less apprehensive about having a baby. More info >>
The PCN won three new awards in 2009. Awards received by National Parenting Publication, iParenting Media, and Living Now Books. Award information >>
“If expectant parents could have one book, this would be the one.” – Trish Booth, M.A., L.C.C.E., F.A.C.C.E. childbirth education consultants, Manlius, NY
Individual PCN sales and supplemental material >>
The Simple Guide to Having a Baby (Available in Spanish)
By Whalley, Simkin, Keppler, Gredler
Meadowbrook Press, 2005
The SG is a short and easy to follow guide to pregnancy, birth, and babies. It provides readers with essential childbirth information with straightforward text, simple drawings, and short personal accounts. Written by the same respected and leading authorities as the PCN, it is a great book for anyone interested in learning more about childbirth. More info >>
Having a Baby: Your Personal WorkbookBy Janelle Durham
Meadowbrook Press, 2006, 80pp
Retail $4.95
This workbook helps parents prepare for childbirth through journaling, checklists, personal logs, birth planning tools, and more. Written by Parent Trust’s Great Starts Coordinator, it can be used alone or as a companion workbook to any of Parent Trust’s other childbirth books.
This FREE, downloadable 24-page magazine is a consumer guide to choosing the birthplace and care provider that's best for you. It includes articles on the different types of childbirth providers and birth places available in King County; local providers’ survey results on policies, services, intervention rates; and help in understanding what policies, services, and intervention rates you should expect and ask for.
You can download the Great Starts Guide by clicking on the image or download the guide here >>
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