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)
• Baby & Child Emergency First Aid
• A Guide for Expectant Fathers
• The Great Starts Guide

Please see our book order form for our lower bulk prices. Book order form >>

 

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

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The Simple Guide to Having a Baby
(Available in Spanish)
By Whalley, Simkin, Keppler, Gredler
Meadowbrook Press, 2005
Retail $12.00, our price $8.40

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 >>

 

Baby & Child Emergency First Aid
Edited by Mitchell J. Einzig, MD, with Paula Kelly, MD
Meadowbrook Press, 2010, 86pp
Retail $10.00, our price $8.00

This first-aid handbook is the first thing you should reach for when your child has an emergency. It is designed to help parents, babysitters, grandparents, and childcare providers deal quickly and easily with 34 of the most common childhood emergencies. Featuring step-by-step instructions, easy-to-read type, and clear and understandable illustrations, it tells you what you need to know about each emergency, what to check, when to get professional help, and what not to do. book order form >>

A Guide for Expectant Fathers
By Bernie Dorsey
Parent Trust for Washington Children, 2011
Retail $3.99, Quantity Discounts Available

"Bernie Dorsey's Conscious Fathering Guide [for Expectant Fathers] goes straight to the heart of how and why purposeful and informed fathering is so good for children and their families. Straight, smart talk at a time when men are ready to listen." ~Kyle Pruett, MD, CLinical Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine

 

The Great Starts Guide

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 >>