References
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10 moons gathers and translates published science and clinical guidance. This is the working bibliography. Guidelines evolve; always check with your own clinician about your situation. The fuller, graded collection — with what each source is for and how strong the evidence is — lives in the Sources & Evidence Library.
Pregnancy & fetal development
- Pregnancy week-by-week development· ACOG
- WHO antenatal care recommendations· WHO 2016
- Nutrition during pregnancy· ACOG Committee Opinion
Birth & labor
- Intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience· WHO 2018
- Approaches to limit intervention during labor and birth· ACOG Committee Opinion 766
Postpartum recovery & exercise
- Optimizing postpartum care· ACOG Committee Opinion 736
- 2025 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity & Exercise in the Postpartum Period· Davenport et al., BJSM 2025
- Pregnancy-related changes of the maternal brain· Hoekzema et al., Nature Neuroscience 2017 / 2022
Infant feeding
- Infant and young child feeding· WHO
- Breastfeeding & the use of human milk· AAP 2022
- Clinical Protocols· Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)
- Global Breastfeeding Collective· WHO & UNICEF
Infant sleep
- Safe Sleep Recommendations· AAP 2022
Perinatal mental health & matrescence
- Screening for perinatal depression· ACOG Committee Opinion 757
- Postpartum Support International· PSI
- Matrescence — writing by Dr. Aurélie Athan· Columbia
Couples & relational care
- Mating in Captivity & related work· Esther Perel
- Hold Me Tight — Emotionally Focused Therapy· Sue Johnson
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work· John & Julie Gottman
- Playing and Reality / The Ordinary Devoted Mother· D.W. Winnicott
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