NASPOG Recommended Reading

For Clinicians, Educators, and Researchers

This reading list reflects NASPOG’s mission to support research, clinical care, and education that address the biological and psychosocial factors shaping reproductive health and well- being across the lifespan. These resources, many written or edited by NASPOG members, provide practical guidance, evidence-based insights, and thoughtful frameworks to strengthen collaboration, reduce disparities, and promote dignity and autonomy in reproductive and sexual health.

Reproductive Health Across the Lifespan

Textbook of Women’s Reproductive Mental Health

Editors: Lucy A. Hutner, Lisa A. Catapano, Sarah M. Nagle-Yang, Katherine E. Williams, Lauren M. Osborne

Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Year: 2024
An authoritative academic text detailing psychiatric diagnosis and evidence-based treatment across reproductive transitions.

The Routledge International Handbook of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

Editor: Amy Wenzel
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2016
A comprehensive global reference synthesizing research, assessment, and intervention approaches across the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.

Reproductive Justice and Health Equity

Reproductive Justice: An Introduction (2nd ed.)

Authors: Loretta J. Ross & Rickie Solinger
Publisher: University of California Press
Year: 2023
A foundational overview of reproductive justice frameworks rooted in race, class, gender, and structural inequity.

Reproductive Justice and Social Work Practice

Editors: Danielle J. Bessett & Alexandra M. Lord
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Year: 2022
Connects reproductive justice theory with interdisciplinary clinical and systems-based practice.

Pregnancy in the Time of Deportation

Author: Grace Peña Delgado
Publisher: University of California Press
Year: 2021
Explores how immigration enforcement policies shape reproductive experiences among Latina and immigrant communities.

Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood

Author: Michele Goodwin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2020
A landmark legal analysis of how criminal law and policy disproportionately regulate marginalized pregnant people.

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty

Author: Dorothy Roberts
Publisher: Vintage Books (Random House)
Year: 1997
A seminal historical and legal analysis of reproductive control and racial injustice in the United States.

Perinatal Mental Health

Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Editors: Katherine L. Wisner et al.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Year: 2021
A clinically grounded guide to complex postpartum psychiatric presentations with structured diagnostic and treatment frameworks.

Women’s Mood Disorders: A Clinician’s Guide to Perinatal Psychiatry

Editor: Elizabeth Cox
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2021
A practical handbook addressing assessment and management of mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and postpartum.

Make Room for Baby: Perinatal Child–Parent Psychotherapy to Repair Trauma and Promote Attachment

Authors: Alicia F. Lieberman, Manuela A. Diaz, Gloria Castro, Griselda Oliver Bucio
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA Books)
Year: 2021
A trauma-informed attachment-based intervention manual supporting parents whose histories affect early bonding.

Pregnancy Complications, Loss & Reproductive Trauma

Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss: Applying Relationship Science to Clinical Practice

Author: Rayna D. Markin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2024
Integrates attachment and relationship science to guide therapeutic care after miscarriage and reproductive loss.

Navigating Miscarriage: Social, Medical, and Conceptual Perspectives on Reproduction and Loss

Editors: Meryl B. Lieberman & Nancy Berlinger
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2019
An interdisciplinary examination of miscarriage through ethical, medical, and sociocultural lenses.

Make Room for Baby: Perinatal Child–Parent Psychotherapy to Repair Trauma and Promote Attachment

Editors: Janet Jaffe, Martha O. Diamond
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA Books)
Year: 2011
A foundational trauma-informed clinical guide for infertility and pregnancy loss psychotherapy.

Trauma-Informed & Integrated Care

Trauma-Informed Reproductive Healthcare

Author: Kimberly D. Lawson
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2024
Provides system-level strategies for embedding trauma-sensitive practices in reproductive healthcare settings.

Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care (3rd ed.)

Editors: C. J. Hunter, J. L. Goodie, M. S. Oordt, A. C. Dobmeyer
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Year: 2021
A widely used framework for collaborative behavioral health integration adaptable to OB/Gyn care.

LGBTQ+ & Gender-Affirming Care

Providing Affirming Care to Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth

Editor: Adam W. Dell
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Year: 2023
Developmentally informed guidance for providing gender-affirming care to adolescents.

Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8

Editor: World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
Publisher: International Journal of Transgender Health
Year: 2022
The internationally recognized clinical guidelines outlining evidence-based gender-affirming care standards.

The Fenway Guide to Transgender and Gender Diverse Health (2nd ed.)

Editor: Sari L. Reisner Keuroghlian
Publisher: American College of Physicians
Year: 2022
An interdisciplinary clinical resource for affirming primary and specialty care.

Intimate Partner Violence & Gender-Based Violence

Essential Health Care Services Addressing Intimate Partner Violence

Editor: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Year: 2024
Evidence-based institutional recommendations for healthcare systems responding to IPV.

Gender-Based Violence: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Editors: Parveen Ali & Michaela Rogers
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
A comprehensive clinical guide covering screening, documentation, and multidisciplinary care for GBV.

Coercive Control: How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life

Author: Evan Stark
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2007
Introduces the influential framework redefining patterns of coercive and controlling abuse.

Sexual Health in Women’s Healthcare

Editor: Sheryl A. Kingsberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2023
An interdisciplinary reference addressing sexual dysfunction, pain disorders, and evidence-based management.

Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches for Sexual Concerns

Author: Lori A. Brotto
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Year: 2022
Presents structured mindfulness-based interventions for desire, arousal, and trauma-related sexual concerns.

Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy (4th ed.)

Editor: Sandra R. Leiblum
Publisher: Guilford Press
Year: 2006
A cornerstone academic text shaping clinical training and standards in sex therapy.

Midlife, Menopause & Chronic Conditions

Sexual Health in Women’s Healthcare

Editors: Christopher R. Fillingim et al.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2023
Explores sex- and gender-informed assessment and treatment approaches to chronic pain.

Hormones and Mental Health in Midlife Women

Editors: Pauline M. Maki & Hadine Joffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2022
Examines mood, cognition, and sleep changes during perimenopause through evidence-based hormonal and psychiatric perspectives.

Menopause: Biology and Pathobiology

Editors: Rogerio A. Lobo, David M. Gershenson, Gretchen M. Lentz, Vernon L. Katz
Publisher: Academic Press (Elsevier)
Year: 2019
Provides an in-depth endocrinologic and biologic foundation for understanding the menopausal transition.