In addition to the breastpumps, we now also hire out a selection of baby slings and cloth nappies! Click here to access the Sling library and the nappy library page will follow soon!

We also have a branch library, where you can find many books and DVD, which you can borrow, free of charge, on a wide range of birth and childcare issues.

Below is a list of books and DVDs we have in our branch library. Contact Victoria on victoria.schoen@talk21.com for more details.

DVDs:

- Doula!

- The Business of Being Born

PREGNANCY

1. Antenatal Care - Stoppard M - 1998
2. Being Pregnant Giving Birth - NCT/Nolan M - 1996
3. Book of Antenatal Tests - NCT/Nolan M - 1998
4. Complete Pregnancy and Childbirth Answers - Kabyemela J and Bricker L - 2000
5. Expecting - McGrail A and Metland D - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)
6. Food facts for pregnancy and breastfeeding - NCT/ Hulme Hunter H and Dodds R - 2003 - (Pfizer donation)
7. How to have a baby and stay sane - Ironside V - 1989
8. Morning Sickness – A comprehensive Guide to the causes and treatments - Wesson N -
9. NCT Book of Pregnancy, Birth and Parenthood - NCT/Tucker G (ed.) - 1992
10. Pregnancy and Birth Book - Stoppard M - 1985
11. Prenatal Care - Stoppard M - 1998
12. The Best Friend’s Guide to Pregnancy or everything your doctor won’t tell you - Iovine V - 1995
13. The Fat Ladies Club - Gardener H - 2003
14. The New Pregnancy and Childbirth - Kitzinger S - 2003 - (Pfizer donation)
15. The New Pregnancy and Childbirth (2 copies) - Kitzinger S - 1997
16. The Virgin Book of Baby Names - Wood E - 2002
17. What to Expect When You’re Expecting - Eisenberg A, Murkoff H E and Hathaway S E - 2002 - (Pfizer donation)

BIRTH

18. Active Birth - Balaskas J - 1983
19. Am I Allowed? - AIMS/Lawrence B - 2003 - (Pfizer donation)
20. Birth - Stoppard M - 1998
21. Birth After Caesarean - AIMS/Lesley J - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)
22. Birth Over Thirty Five - Kitzinger S - 1994
23. Birth Your Way - Kitzinger S - 2002 - (Pfizer donation)
24. Breech birth – What are my options? - AIMS/Evans J - 2005 - (Pfizer donation)
25. Caesarean birth – your questions answered - NCT/ Chippington D, Lowdon and Barlow F - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)
26. Childbirth - Stoppard M - 1998
27. Help! I’m having a baby (DVD) - Buckle A - 2007 - (Pfizer donation)
28. Home Births – Stories to inspire and inform - Cairns A (ed) - 2006 - (Pfizer donation)
29. Induction – Do I Really Need It? - AIMS/Wickham S - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)
30. Informed Choice Consumers Pack (2 copies) - MIDIRS - Due April 2008 - (Pfizer donation)
31. New Active Birth (2 copies) - Balaskas J - 1989 - (Pfizer donation)
32. New Generations – 40 Years of Birth in Britain - Moorhead J - 1996
33. Rediscovering Birth - Kitzinger S - 2000
34. Twins and Multiple Births - Cooper C - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)
35. Under Her Own Steam (DVD) - Birth International - - (Pfizer donation)
36. Water Birth Book and DVD - Balaskas J - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)

POSTNATAL DEPRESSION

37. Feelings after birth – postnatal depression - NCT/ Welford H - 2002 - (Pfizer donation)
38. Understanding Postnatal Depression (DVD) - Wise L - - (Pfizer donation)

MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH, NEONATAL DEATH

39. Hidden Loss – Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancy - Hey V, Itzin C, Saunders L and Speakman M A (eds) - 1989
40. When a Baby Dies – The Experience of Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death - Kohner N and Henley A - 1995
41. When a Baby Dies, The experience of late miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death - Kohner N and Henley A - 2001 - (Pfizer donation)

BREASTFEEDING AND WEANING

42. A Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding - Stables J - 1981
43. Bestfeeding – how to breastfeed your baby (2 copies) - Renfrew M, Fisher C and Arms S - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)
44. Book of Breastfeeding - NCT/Smale M - 1992
45. Book of Breastfeeding - NCT/Smale M - 1999 - (Pfizer donation)
46. Book of Safe Foods - NCT/Hulme Hunter H and Dodds R - 1998
47. Breastfeeding – How to give your baby the best start in life - Kitzinger S - 1998
48. Breastfeeding Your Baby - Kitzinger S - 1989
49. First Foods and Weaning - NCT/ Lilley R - 2002 - (Pfizer donation)
50. Food facts for pregnancy and breastfeeding - NCT/ Hulme Hunter H and Dodds R - 2003 - (Pfizer donation)
51. The Politics of Breastfeeding - Palmer G - 1988
52. What to Expect When You’re Breastfeeding and What if you Can’t? - Byam-Cook C - 2001 - (Pfizer donation) PARENTHOOD
53. Becoming a Family - NCT/McGrail A - 1996
54. Book of Child Health - NCT/Martindale M - 2000
55. Disabled Parents – Dispelling the Myths - NCT/Wates M - 1997
56. Having a Baby - Kohner N - 1988
57. Life After Birth – What even your friends won’t tell you about motherhood (2 copies) -
58. Siblings Without Rivalry - Faber A and Mazlish E - 1999
59. The Birth of a Mother - Stern D N, Bruschweiler- Stern N and Freeland A - 1998 - (Pfizer donation)
60. The Essential Book of Parenting - Good Housekeeping - 1999
61. The goodwebguide Parents – the simple way to explore the internet - Griffey H - 2000
62. The Journey to Parenthood - Barnes D L and Balber L G - 2007 - (Pfizer donation)
63. The Secret of happy parents - Biddulph S and S - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)

BABIES

64. Babies Names - Nicholson L - 1987
65. Baby shock! - Martyn E - 2001 - (Pfizer donation)
66. Book of Sleep - NCT/Hames P - 1998
67. Complete Baby and Child Care - Stoppard M - 1995
68. Complete Book of Baby Care - NCT/Metland D (ed) - 1999
69. Figes K - 1998
70. Solve your Child’s Sleep Problems - Ferber R - 1985
71. The New Baby (children’s book) - Civardi A - 1985
72. The New Contented Little Baby Book - Ford G - 2002
73. The Parentalk Guide to the First Six Weeks - Briley A nad Mungeam T - 2001
74. The social baby - Murray L and Andrews L - 2005 - (Pfizer donation)
75. Through the Night Helping Parents and Sleepless Infants - Daws D - 1993
76. What to Expect the First Year - Eisenberg A, Murkoff H E and Hathaway S E - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)
77. Why Love Matters – how affection shapes a baby’s brain - Gerhardt S - 2004 - (Pfizer donation)

TODDLERS

78. Successful Potty Training - NCT/ Welford H - 2002 - (Pfizer donation)
79. Toddler Tantrums - NCT/Hames P - 2002 - (Pfizer donation)