Links and resources

General Birth resources

These sites have a large amount of information and midwifery wisdom.

If you have a specific pregnancy or birth query I suggest you search these sites

• Association of Radical Midwives (UK)- chat list of midwifery wisdom: www.radmid.demon.co.uk
• Gentle Birth – includes archives of midwifery discussion, an excellent resource: www.gentlebirth.org
• Midwifery today magazine (US) a treasure-trove of natural birth information: www.midwiferytoday.com
• Midwife Sara Wickham’s articles and links: www.withwoman.co.uk
• Childbirth Connection www.childbirthconnection.org

Medical Research: sites to look at the medical studies

• The Cochrane library and Database, source of evidence-based reviews for pregnancy and birth Access is free in some countries, or may be available through academic institutes Australia: http://www.nicsl.com.au/cochrane/index.asp UK: www.nelh.nhs.uk/cochrane.asp To check if you have access- http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/106568753/DoYouAlreadyHaveAccess.html
• Pubmed database of medical research- a great place to search for medical research and information: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez

Other recommended pregnancy, birth and parenting sites

• Cord clamping and third stage issues: www.cordclamp.com
• Jeannine Parvati Baker, writing: www.birthkeeper.com
• Joyous Birth, homebirth, support after birth trauma: www.joyousbirth.info
• Laura Shanley’s unassisted childbirth site: www.freebirth.com
• Mothering magazine (US) articles, chat rooms: www.mothering.com
• Mother and Child Health, natural birth and parenting articles and advice: www.motherandchildhealth.com

Magazine websites

• Mothering (US): www.mothering.com
• The Mother (UK): www.themothermagazine.co.uk
• The Complete Mother (Canada): www.compleatmother.com
• Pathways to Family Wellness www.pathwaystofamilywellness.org
• Midwifery Today International Midwife: www.midwiferytoday.com
• Juno magazine (UK): www.junomagazine.com
• Green Parent (UK): www.thegreenparent.co.uk

Lotus Birth/Placenta

• Women of Spirit and Shivam Rachana, author of Lotus Birth book: www.womenofspirit.asn.au/lotus.html
• Sara Wickham’s lotus article and links: http://www.withwoman.co.uk/contents/info/lotus.html
• Placental history, rituals and placentophagy: www.PlacentaBenefits.info

Homebirth

• The Homebirth Choice: www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/homebirthchoice.asp (US)
• www.homebirth-usa.org (US)
• www.homebirth.org.uk (UK)
• www.homebirth.net (UK)
• www.homebirthaustralia.org.au (Australia)
• www.homebirth.org.nz (New Zealand)
• www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/homebirth.html (The safety of homebirth)

Waterbirth

• Waterbirth International Register your baby’s waterbirth at the ‘I was born in water’ survey www.waterbirth.org
• Birth Balance: www.birthbalance.com

Breastfeeding

• Australian Breastfeeding Association
• La Leche League International
• La Leche League UK
• Link to many breastfeeding resources
• Mothering your Nursing Toddler.
• Promom: 101 reasons to breastfeed your child compiled by Leslie Burby
• Breastfeeding tips and guide

Yoga for pregnancy, birth and mothering

• Classes in Brisbane: www.yogababy.com.au
• Classes in Sydney: www.yogababes.com.au
• Classes in Melbourne: www.mangalastudios.com.au

Prenatal testing

Support for parents opting to continue a pregnancy when their baby has a terminal prenatal diagnosis

• http://perinatalhospice.org
• Daniel’s story and links

Co-sleeping

• James Mckenna’s research: www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab
• Sharing a bed with your baby (brochure) UNICEF/UK Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative: www.babyfriendly.org.uk
• Humanity and Infant bed-top co-sleeper: www.humanityinfantandherbal.com

Elimination Communication (raising babies without nappies/diapers)

• Diaper free baby- local groups, resources and links: www.diaperfreebaby.org
• Tribal Baby http://www.tribalbaby.org/ECindex.html
• Ingrid Bauer’s article and excellent book http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/ingrid_bauer.html ‘s
• Laurie Boucke’s Infant Potty Training site, books and Webring: http://www.timl.com/ipt/
• You will also find EC discussions at www.mothering.com

Gentle Parenting

• Attachment Parenting International: www.attachmentparenting.org
• Naomi Aldort www.naomialdort.com/
• Aletha Solter’s Aware Parenting: www.awareparenting.com
• Natural Child project: www.naturalchild.org
• NonViolent Communication www.cnvc.org
• Patty Wipfler: www.parentleaders.org/articles.html
• Parent Effectiveness Training (PET): http://www.gordontraining.com/parentingclass.html

Holistic Health

• Susun Weed’s herbal wisdom and spirit healing for pregnancy and birth through to menopause: www.susunweed.com
• Diet, health, healing and family life: www.nourished.com.au

Practitioners

• Doulas of North America- find a doula in the US: www.dona.org
• Find a midwife (US) http://cfmidwifery.org/find/index.aspx
• Find a midwife (Aus) www.bubhub.com.au/directory/find/midwives/
• Doulas Uk www.doula.org.uk

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