The Chrysallis Library

An introduction to daily stretches and gentle movements for the second trimester and beyond, helping you build strength, improve mobility, relieve discomfort, and prepare your body for labor and birth.

An introduction to perineal massage, exploring gentle techniques that may improve tissue flexibility and reduce the risk of perineal trauma.

An introduction to nourishing your body through all four trimesters, exploring essential nutrients and mindful food choices to support your changing needs.

An introduction to your baby’s positions in the womb and exploring how fetal positioning can influence labor and birth.

An introduction to high-risk pregnancy conditions to help you recognize warning signs, understand potential complications, and navigate your care.

A guide to creating your birth plan, exploring induction methods, pain management, medical interventions, fetal monitoring, comfort measures, newborn care, and the golden hour to help you make informed decisions and communicate your birth preferences with confidence.

A comprehensive introduction to labor and birth, exploring essential terminology, signs of labor, labor stages, movement and birthing positions, pushing, placental delivery, fundal massage, cesarean birth, and more to help you approach your birthing experience with confidence.

An introduction to comfort measures during labor, exploring the benefits of a mammalian birth environment, breathing techniques, counter-pressure, shaking apples, and more.

An introduction to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, exploring their definitions, symptoms, and warning signs for pregnancy and postpartum.

An introduction to the seven types of rest, helping you identify your personal rest deficits and discover intentional ways to restore balance and replenish your energy.

This presentation offers a practical guide to postpartum physical recovery, exploring rest, rehabilitation, and the gradual retraining of the body through the 5-5-5 rule, diaphragmatic breathing, and gentle restorative exercises.

Watch the Evidence Based Birth® Q&A Video on Placenta Encapsulation to learn about the practice, its potential benefits and risks, and the current research surrounding it.

An introduction to the placenta burial ritual, exploring its cultural significance, symbolism, and meaningful ways to honor the placenta and celebrate the beginning of new life.

An introduction to the Closing of the Bones ceremony, a traditional postpartum ritual rooted in Latin American and other cultural traditions, using gentle rebozo wrapping and rocking to honor the body, nurture emotional and spiritual healing, and symbolize the closing of pregnancy.

An introduction to newborn assessments, essential infant care, safe sleep practices, developmental milestones, and feeding to help you confidently navigate your baby’s earliest days.

An overview of your baby’s growth and developmental milestones in the womb.

An introduction to infant feeding, exploring feeding habits, hunger cues, chestfeeding, tongue and lip ties, burping techniques, and lactation support to help you confidently nourish your little one.

An introduction to safe swaddling techniques, helping you create a cozy, comforting environment for your newborn while promoting restful sleep and safe sleep practices.

An introduction to safe baby wearing practices, exploring the benefits of keeping your little one close.

A simple, step-by-step demonstration of how to fold a prefold into a contour-style diaper for an easy, customizable cloth diapering fit.

An evidence-based guide that challenges conventional prenatal dietary guidelines and advocates for nutrient-dense whole foods.

Birth Without Fear is an empowering, judgment-free guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period written by January Harshe.

A data-driven guide that uses economic analysis to evaluate and question standard pregnancy rules.

A popular, practical guide written by Adrian Kulp designed to help expectant fathers navigate pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.

A parenting book by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson that teaches parents how to help children move from reactive stress to open, flexible thinking.

An evidence-based, gender-affirming family-planning book written by fertility midwife Kristin Liam Kali.

A transformative guide that calls women to transition from the immature, patriarchalized "Maiden" archetype into the empowered, wise "Mother" archetype.

The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives.

A compelling case for rethinking early childhood education by embracing play, creativity, and a child's natural curiosity.

Queer Nursing offers an alternative, inclusive way for both performing and supporting nursing.

No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson redefines discipline as teaching rather than punishing.

A spiritual guide designed to help prospective parents connect psychically and emotionally with their unborn or soon-to-be-conceived children.

A modern guide to pregnancy birth early motherhood—and trusting yourself and your body

A prenatal care book focused on supporting the emotional, mental, physiological, and spiritual well-being of pregnant individuals

Rachel Reed's book Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom with Modern Knowledge is a transformative guide published in February 2021 that critiques modern, institution-centered maternity care and calls for a woman-centered revolution.

Placenta - the Forgotten Chakra is a book by midwife and author Robin Lim that explores the sacred and biological significance of the placenta.

Sacred Birthing: Birthing a New Humanity by Sunni Karll is a spiritual guide and midwife’s journey that redefines childbirth around the consciousness and soul needs of the newborn baby.

Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin is a classic 1976 guide that helped spark the modern home birth and natural childbirth movement in the United States.

Birthing from Within is a holistic, multi-sensory approach to childbirth preparation that treats birth as a profound rite of passage and an act of self-discovery rather than a purely medical event.