Although it’s a little crunchy, I really liked Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth. I was feeling really terrified of birth (am now 30 weeks) and after reading the book, felt much better. Take some of the things the book talks about with a grain of salt (like orgasmic births, etc.), but there’s lots of valuable information…

What all the articles are missing is a key point - Bee Shaffer (Anna’s daughter) used to intern for Ricky Van Veen and College Humor in 2009. Ricky’s been in the fam for a while, so Anna should know him and/or his behaviors well ;)