Kitzinger is an anthropologist who's been writing about pregnancy and childbirth for decades, often critically. This book is another great general reference text - lots of focus on homebirth and waterbirths as well.

A really interesting perspective on pregnancy and childbirth; for those interested in such things - this is a really positive, exciting book filled with a can-do attitude. Kitzinger is an anthropologist, but it doesn't read like that. The idea of a pregnancy book being positive might seem like an truism, but many are filled with ridiculous warnings about all sorts of rare disorders that can crop up, which do little to put women at ease.