I. The Baby: Prenates and Newborns
 
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Psychological studies of prenates and newborns is a rather late development in psychology, largely because these babies were not considered to have enough brain power to make studies worthwhile. Therefore, there are still very few full-length books devoted to the subject. Books for a general audience are listed here and those of a more technical nature are listed in the section on edited collections.

The more voluminous literature on the psychology of prenates and neonates is contained in published papers, nearly all produced in the last two decades. Reviews of this literature have been published from time to time in the the Pre- and Perinatal Psychology Journal (now the Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) (e.g., Verny, Spring 1989, Chamberlain, Spring 1992, and Fall 1994).

Lennart Nilsson (1977/1990). A Child is Born. New York: Delacorte Press.

Thomas Verny with John Kelly (1981/1986). The Secret Life of the Unborn Child. New York: Dell.

Aletha J. Solter (1984/2001). The Aware Baby: A New Approach to Parenting. (Revised edition). Goleta, CA: Shining Star Press, P.O. Box 206, Goleta, CA. (www.awareparenting.com)

Marshall Klaus & Phyllis Klaus (1985). Your Amazing Newborn. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Chamberlain, David (1988/1998). The Mind of Your Newborn Baby. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

Tiffany Field (1990). Infancy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Thomas Verny & Pamela Weintraub (1991). Nurturing the Unborn Child: A Nine-Month Program for Soothing, Stimulating, and Communicating with Your Baby. N.Y.: Delacorte Press. 

Elizabeth Noble (1993). Primal Connections. New York: Simon & Schuster. Now available from the author at www.Elizabethnoble.com/order.html.

Alessandra Piontelli (1992). From Fetus to Child: An Observation and Psychoanalytic Study. London: Routledge.

Tony Lipson (1994). From Conception to Birth: Our Most Important Journey. Newtown NSW, Australia: Millennium Books.

Elisabeth Hallett (1995). Soul Trek: Meeting our Children on the Way to Birth. Hamilton, MT: Light Hearts Publishing. P.O. Box 705, Hamilton, MT 59840.

Michael Gabriel (1995). Remembering Your Life Before Birth. Lower Lake, CA: Aslin

Frederick Wirth (2001). Prenatal Parenting: The Complete Psychological and Spiritual Guide to Loving Your Unborn Child . New York: HarperCollins/ReganBooks.

Beverly Stokes (2002). Amazing Babies: Essential Movement for Your Baby in the First Year . Move Alive Media, Inc. (www.amazing babies.com)

Elisabeth Hallett (2002). Stories of the Unborn Soul: The Mystery and Delight of Pre-Birth Communication . San Jose, CA: The Writers Club Press.

Thomas R. Verny & Pamela Weintraub (2002). Tomorrow's Baby: The Art and Science of Parenting from Conception Through Infancy. New York: Simon & Schuster. Note: The paperback edition of this book has a new title, Pre-Parenting: Nurturing Your Child from Conception.

William F. Supple, Jr. (2002). Becoming a Baby: How Your Baby Grows from Day-to-Day  (A Fetal Development Calendar). South Burlington, VT.

Dawson Church (2004). Communing with the Spirit of Your Unborn Child. (2nd ed.) Santa Rosa, CA: Elite Books.

McCarty, W. A. (2004). Welcoming Consciousness: Supporting Babies' Wholeness from the Beginning of Life–An Integrated Model of Early Development. (ebook). Santa Barbara, CA: WB Publishing

Myriam Szejer (2005). Babies are Talking: Healing with Words on a Maternity Ward. Boston: Beacon Press.