Eco Pregnancy and Baby

Eco-savvy moms and moms-to-be love media. Check out these Books, DVDs (and more types of media to come).

Books

Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care, by Alan Greene. Winner of the Nautilus Book Awards Gold Medal for “BEST PARENTING BOOK OF THE YEAR,” Dr. Greene, a Stanford pediatrician and author of the popular web site drgreene.com, teams up with a consumer health reporter and an author of parenting books to give parents eco-friendly options for pregnancy, birth, and parenting.

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Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience, by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein. Based on their film “The Business of Being Born” (called the “Inconvenient Truth” of birth).

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Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home, by Christopher Gavigan. The definitive guide to creating a healthier, less toxic, and more environmentally sound home.

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Green Babies, Sage Moms: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby by Lynda Fassa. A guide for new mothers raising a green family simply and inexpensively, from the founder of Green Babies organic clothing.

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The Complete Organic Pregnancy, by Deirdre Dolan and Alexandra Zissu. Step by step guide to minimizing your exposure to invisible toxins in everything from food, cleaning products, and cosmetics to furniture, rugs, air, and water.

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Yogababy: Exercises to Help You Bond With Your Baby Physically, Emotionally and Spiritually by DeAnsin Goodson Parker Ph.D, DeAnsin Goodson Parker, Karen W. Bressler. Bond with your baby through yoga positions guided by a certified yoga expert and licensed psychologist.

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Preparing for Birth with Yoga: Empowering and Effective Exercise for Pregnancy and Childbirth by Janet Balaskas. Illustrated exercises to help relieve pain, discomfort and tension at all the stages of pregnancy and childbirth, by a top yoga pregnancy expert.

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Mother’s Breath: A Definitive Guide to Yoga Breathing, Sound and Awareness Practices During Pregnancy, Birth, Post-natal Recovery and Motheringby Uma Dinsmore-Tuli

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Organic Baby: Simple Steps for Healthy Living, by Kimberly Rider. An inspirational and practical handbook full of smart tips and colorful photos.

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