We’ve compiled a list of different resources about doulas, pregnancy, and birth. There are many more resources out there, but here are just a few options to get you started.
Expecting Better by Emily Oster
Heart and Hands by Elizabeth Davis
Nursing Mother's Companion 8th Edition by Kathleen Huggins
“The Birth Doula’s Contribution to Modern Maternity Care”
—DONA International Position Paper, 2012
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou
IWES podcast
In 2024 we recorded a podcast featuring two women who birthed with doulas and two doulas to answer all of the questions you have and didn't know you have about doulas.