I have cited some of these sources and consulted all of them while gathering information for this site.

BOOKS:

• The Birth Partner - Penny Simpkin, P.T.
• The Doula Book - Marshall H. Klaus, M.D., John H Kennell, M.D., and Phyllis H. Klaus, C.S.W., M.F.T.
• The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth - Henci Goer
• Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities - Henci Goer
• Mothering the Mother - Marshall H. Klaus, M.D., John H Kennell, M.D., and Phyllis H. Klaus, C.S.W., M.F.T.
• The Academy of Certified Birth Educators and Labor Support Professionals Birth Doula Training Manual - Riley, S; Herrick L.,
  revised 2005

STUDIES:

• "Just Another Day in a Woman's Life? Women's Long-Term Perceptions of Their First Birth Experience. Part I"
  - Penny Simkin, P.T.
• "Continuous Emotional Support During Labor in a US Hospital - A Randomized Trial"
  - John Kennell, MD; Marshall Klaus, MD; Susan McGrath, PhD; Steven Robertson, PhD; Clark Hinkley, MD
• "Maternal Assistance and Support in Labor: Father, Nurse, Midwife, or Doula?"
  - Marshall Klaus, MD, John Kennell, MD, Gale Berkowitz, PhD,
  Phyllis Klaus, MEd
• "Do Labor Medications Affect Breastfeeding?"
  - Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
• "The Effects of Whirlpool Baths in Labor: A Randomized, Controlled Trial"
  - Janet Rush, RN, BScN, MHSc, Susan Burlock, RN, Kim Lambert, RN, Margot Loosley-Millman, BSc, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), Brian Hutchison, MD, MSc, CCFP, and Murray Enkin, MD, FRCS(C), FSOG(C)
• "The Effect of Intrapartum Epidural Analgesia on Nulliparous Labor: A Randomized, Controlled, Prospective Trial"
  - James A. Thorp, MD, Daniel H. Hu, MD, Rene M. Albin, MD, Jay McNitt, MD, Bruce A. Meyer, MD, Gary R. Cohen, MD, and John D. Yeast, MD
• "Cool Cabbage Compressses"
  - Wendy Rosier, R.N., R.M., B.App. Sci. (Advanced Nursing Ed)
• "Laboring Down: An Alternative Approach to the Second Stage of Labor"
  - Kathleen R. Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN
• "Fasting in Labor: Relic or Requirement"
  - Martha Sleutal, RN, MSN, Susan Sherrod Golden, RN, MSN
• "Induction of Labor and the Relationship to Cesarean Delivery: A Review of 7001 Consecutive Inductions"
  - John D. Yeast, MD, Angela Jones, MS, and Mary Poskin, MSN
• "The Risks of Cesarean Delivery to Mother and Baby"
  - The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services

WEBSITES:

www.dona.org - Doulas of North America
www.aap.org - The American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aafp.org - The American Academy of Family Physicians
www.maternitywise.org - Maternity Wise
www.motherfriendly.org - The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
www.lamaze.org - Lamaze International