Research Guides: What is a Doula?: Books

E-book Search

Search Examples:

Doula
Doula AND childbirth
Doula AND childbirth AND "BIPOC women"
"Doula certification"
Doula OR midwife

Featured E-books

Doulas by Susan Ross
Publication Date: 2012
Database: ProQuest Ebook Central
Imagine birthing your baby exactly the way you would like -- quietly and peacefully in a dimly lit room in absolute control of your labour and birth, feeling safe and supported. A doula can help you achieve this. Doulas are trained to look after you, both emotionally and physically, during pregnancy, labour and birthing.
Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
Publication Date: 2018
Database: eBook Community College Collection (EBSCOhost)
The Birth Partner is an accessible resource for spouses, partners, and others who accompany an expectant mother through labour and birth, and an essential guide for doulas, midwives, and educators.
The New Rules of Pregnancy by Adrienne L. Simone; Jaqueline Worth; Danielle Claro
Publication Date: 2019
Database: NC LIVE Homegrown Ebooks Collection
2019 National Parenting Product Award (NAPPA) Winner. Finally, a calming pregnancy book that cuts through the noise to tell expectant mothers exactly what they need to know--and what they can stop obsessing about and over-researching.
Doulas and Intimate Labour by Angela N. Castañeda; Julie Johnson Searcy
Publication Date: 2015
Database: ProQuest Ebook Central
The scholarship in this volume draws attention to doula work as intimate and relational while highlighting the way boundaries are created, maintained, challenged, and transformed.

Off-Campus Access

The username and password to access databases from off campus is similar to what you use to access the PCC campus portal (myPittCC) and Moodle. For the username, use the first part of your myPittCC email address only. DO NOT include @my.pittcc.edu. The password is exactly the same as what you use to log in to the campus portal. Generic logins are available to community residents with PCC library cards, and others who are enrolled in or are affiliated with PCC programs and continuing education courses.