Pre- and postnatal fitness expert Debbi Goodman, MSPT, has assembled a great list of books and Websites where you can learn more about how exercise and Pilates relate to pregnancy. It was meant to accompany her article Pilates and Pregnancy: Safe Ab Exercises, but it’s such a great collection of resources, that we didn’t want it to get buried.

If you’ve been wanting to learn more about maternal fitness for your clients or yourself, here’s a great place to start.

Recommended Books

Pilates Workbook for Pregnancy by Michael King & Yolande Green

Matenal Fitness: Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy, an Easier Labor, and a Quick Recovery by Julie Tupler, RN

Exercising Through Your Pregnancy by James Clapp

What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Murkoff, Eisenberg, & Hathaway

All books written by Elizabeth Noble, PT, such as

Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year and Having Twins and More

All books written by Ina May Gaskin, such as Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth and Spiritual Midwifery

How To Raise Children Without Breaking Your Back: A Body Manual for New Mothers and the Parents of Small Children by Alex Pirie and Hollis Herman, MS, PT, OCS

Exercise in Pregnancy, editors Raul Artal, MD & Robert Wiswell, Phd

All books written by Penny Simpkin

Recommended Websites

childbirthconnection.org
lamaze.org
choicesinchildbirth.org

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