To obtain certification, you must read and submit a short review of a number of books and videos. The following list is the current Titus 2 Birthing reading list for the CCD program. You will find a list of the review requirements at the bottom of the book and video list.

Read and submit a short review of the following two books:

• Helen Wessel -- The Joy of Natural Childbirth: 5th Ed. of Nat. CB & The Christian Family

This book can be obtained directly from Apple Tree Family Ministries; POBox 2083; Artesia, CA 90702-2083 (ATFM@aol.com) or from Spirit Led Childbirth; POBox 1225; Oakhurst, CA 93644 (birth@sierratel.com). The Joy of Natural Childbirth is $15.95 plus any applicable tax and shipping.

• Debra Evans -- The Christian Woman's Guide to Childbirth

Read and submit a short review of at least two of the following:

• Constance A. Bean -- Methods of Childbirth
• Grantly Dick-Read -- Childbirth Without Fear
• Sheila Kitzinger -- The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
• William & Martha Sears -- The Birth Book
• Willima & Martha Sears -- The Pregnancy Book
• Penny Simkin et. al. -- Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, The Complete Guide revised

Read and submit a short review of at least two of the following:

• Klaus, Marshall & Phylis and Kennel -- Mothering the Mother
• Polly Perez -- Special Women
• Polly Perez -- The Nurturing Touch at Birth
• Penny Simkin -- The Birth Partner

Read and submit a short review of at least two of the following:

• Carl Jones -- Alternative Birth
• Diane Korte and Roberta Scaer -- A Good Birth, A Safe Birth
• Gayle Peterson -- An Easier Childbirth
• Barbara Harper -- Gentle Birth Choices

Read and submit a short review of at least one book in each of the following topics:

• Suzanne Arms -- Immaculate Deception or Immaculate Deception II: A Fresh Look at Childbirth
• Nancy Wainer Cohen -- Silent Knifeor Open Season
• Dr. Bruce Flamm -- Birth After Cesarean: The Medical Facts
• Henci Goer -- The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth

• Kathleen Huggins -- The Nursing Mother's Companion
• La Leche League -- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

• Sherokee Ilse -- Empty Arms: Coping after miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death
• Claudia Panuthos -- Ended Beginnings
• Harriet Schiff -- The Bereaved Parent

Visual Aids - View at least 2 of the following and submit a review

• Special Women
• Comfort Measures for Labor
• Comfort Measures for Childbirth
• Gentle Birth Choices

Reviews should include the following: summation of major points, pertinent topics which should be shared or used with clients, your impressions and thoughts on the subject matter, and how you plan to share this information with clients.

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