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Birth Resources

“We have a secret in our culture, it’s not that birth is painful, it’s that women are strong.”

Laura Stavoe Harm

There is a lot of information out there these days, and I am working hard to complete a list of resources. This section is a work in progress! If you have a link you would like to suggest or would like to be listed as a local resource, please email me at midwifechristinawinton@gmail.com.

Birth Photographers

Doulas

Lip & Tongue-Tie Revision Specialists

Breastfeeding

  • Kellymom article on growth charts for breastfed babies

  • Dr. Jack Newman’s Visual Guide to Breastfeeding

  • Kelly Mom, Resources for Breastfeeding Moms

  • The Leaky Boob

  • Legendairy Milk, Awesome, Natural Breastfeeding Supplements

  • Stanford Breastfeeding Resources & Videos 

  • Bras for breastfeeding

  • Articles and Support

  • Biological Nurturing

  • La Leche League, Find a group/leader near you.

  • Breastfeeding Classes and Support, Union Hospital offers breastfeeding classes, support groups and a helpline, 410-620-3773

  • Jack Newman's All Purpose Nipple Cream Info

Homebirth/Birth: Evidence Based Research

  • An excellent resource for evidence on 'place of birth safety'

  • Homebirth: An Annotated Guide to the Literature, 2013

  • Is Homebirth with a Midwife Safe? Check out the results of this new study.

  • Another great study on homebirth in the Netherlands

  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Study on Midwifery Care

  • BMJ “Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America”

  • Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach

  • Evidence Based Birth

  • Aviva Romm & Her amazing books on living, pregnancy and beyond!

  • Evidence Based Birth Article on Induction for low AFI

  • Amnesty International 'Deadly Delivery'

Childbirth Education

  • Pathway to a Healthy Birth Childbirth Connection

  • Birthing from Within

  • Birthworks

  • Bradley Classes

  • Hypnobabies

Cloth diapering

  • Happy Pottying

  • Diaper Free Baby

  • Philly Diaper Service

  • The Diaper Nanny

  • Diaper Swappers

  • The Diaper Hyena

VBAC

  • VBAC Facts

  • International Cesarean Awareness Network

  • VBAC.com

  • The Unnecesarean Blog

  • What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Sections

  • A Woman’s Guide to VBAC: Navigating the NIH Consensus Recommendations

Pregnancy, Labor, & Birth info

  • Spinning Babies for optimal fetal positioning

  • Birth Without Fear Blog

  • Trust Birth

  • Birth in The Squatting Position Video

  • Aviva Jill romm article on Natural Induction

  • The Childbirth Connection What to ask when considering your path to birth

Nutrition for Pregnancy & beyond

  • Nourished Kitchen, Wholesome Cooking for Fertility

  • Paleo Mom

  • Weston Price,Wise Traditions, Diet for Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

  • Mom's Guide to Eating in the First years of Motherhood

Natural Family Planning

  • FemCap - Cervical Cap

  • The Garden of Fertility; a wonderful resource for NFP

  • Taking Charge of Your Fertility: a classic

Chiropractors

Massage Therapist

Diastasis Recti & Pelvic Floor

  • Fit2B exercise & stretching program loved by Woman Wise moms

  • MuTu System

  • T-Tapp

  • Tupler Technique

Lactation Consultants

  • Find a lactation consultant, ILCA (International Lactation Consultants Association)

Herbalists, Herbal Resources

  • Wish Garden Herbals, Resource for all things herbal, Pregnancy, Birth, Breastfeeding

  • Mountain Meadow Herbs, Herbs for the childbearing year and beyond

  • Wise Woman Herbs

  • Wonderful Website for Nourishing Herbs; NORA Tea for pregnancy/Lactation][101]

  • An extensive list of herbs to avoid during Pregnancy/Breastfeeding;]102 from a certified Herbalist

Circumcision Education

  • Intact America

  • Birth Without Fear’s Article on Circumcision

  • National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers

  • Not Just Skin and their amazing video on the research: An Elephant in the Hospital

  • Case Against Circumcision

Waterbirth

  • Evidence Based Birth: Waterbirth

  • Passages personal waterbirth pools

  • Waterbirth International

  • Waterbirth Info

  • www.yourwaterbirth.com

  • Waterbirth tubs comparison chart

Vaccinations

  • National Vaccine Information Center

  • Immunization Advice from Experts Interesting article

  • Vaccination Resources

  • Dr. Paul Thomas's Vaccine Friendly Plan book

  • A Vaccine Friendly Plan

  • Aviva Jill Romms book on Vaccinations ( one of our faves)

Postpartum Depression

  • The Postpartum Stress Center

  • Postpartum Progress, together, stronger

  • Edinburgh PostpartumDepression Scale

  • Postpartum Depression - a resource

  • Postpartum Depression: Signs & Resources for Help

  • Birth in The Squatting Position Video

  • Aviva Jill romm article on Natural Induction

  • The Childbirth Connection What to ask when considering your path to birth

National Organizations

  • Improving Birth

  • Coalition for Improving Maternity Services

  • Maternity Care Coaltion

  • National Association of Certified Professional Midwives

  • Midwives Alliance of North America

  • North American Registry of Midwives

  • International Center for Traditional Childbearing

  • American College of Nurse Midwives

  • Citizens for Midwifery

  • International Cesarean Awareness Network

  • The Big Push for Midwives

  • Maternal Health Around the World

Homeopaths & Info on Homeopathy

  • Article on Nausea in Pregnancy

  • Great articles on using homeopathy in pregnancy, birth & breastfeeding

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