What do we aim to do?

Our aim is to help people who need inspiration, information and practical support when they are pregnant or helping pregnant women (and babies!) to have healthy, happy, harmonious births.

What have we published?

• Surprising, Inspiring Birth  - a book of birth stories intended for pregnant women and/or their partners or their families.

• Preparing for a Healthy Birth  - a guide for healthy pregnant women in Britain, who want to have a normal birth, with a minimum of drugs and interventions - note this edition includes full notes and references to academic research

• Preparing for a Healthy Birth  - a guide for healthy pregnant women in Britain, who want to have a normal birth

• Preparing for a Healthy Birth  - a guide for healthy pregnant women in the USA, who want to have a normal birth

• Optimal Birth: What, Why & How  - a book for midwives and other caregivers, who want to support and facilitate the normal, healthy processes of birth. Note this is the second edition, which features full notes and academic references.

It will take time to build up a list. Watch this space!

Potentially anybody. If you are interested in becoming a writer, please send a sample of your writing, providing an SAE with full postage if you would like your material to be returned. (No emailed contributions.) So that we can give your idea the consideration it deserves you should also send:

• A suggested title and synopsis (no more than two pages of A4)
• Contents pages
• An introduction
• Two sample chapters
• Your own CV, including information of any relevant qualifications and previous publications