Information for pregnancy and birth, inlcuding a week by week pregnancy calendar, baby shower games and information and much much more!

Magazine for expectant parents. Advice regarding lifestyle, diet, exercise, and birthing plans.

Pregnant moms - get ready for childbirth! Make your own customized birth plan online, from Pregnancy Today.

Parenting support for adoption and special needs.

This is the home page of Doulas of North America a professional organization of birth and postpartum doulas offering information and support during childbirth and postpartum.

Organization dedicated to providing natural childbirth education, midwifery, and pregnancy resources.

Research and counselling on reproductive risk or safety of drugs, chemicals and maternal disease in pregnancy. Cancer and pregnancy consortium and international database.

Association for Pre- & Perinatal Psychology and Health: explore the many mental and emotional dimensions of pregnancy and birth.

Trying to Conceive and Pregnancy resources including journals, message boards, birth stories and more.

Doula information - trained labor and birth support - for expectant parents preparing for birth during pregnancy.

Collection of resources about cesarean section.

Everything you wanted to know about labor and birth but were afraid to ask from Childbirth.org ...

Welcome to the International Childbirth Education Association, an organization of over 6, 000 members from 42 countries that unites those who believe in freedom of choice based on knowledge of alternatives in family-centered maternity and newborn care.

The original source for episiotomy information on the web from Childbirth.org ...

Learn about professional labor support and how they can help you have the birth of your dreams.

THE starting place for childbirth educators and doulas on the web!

Janet Balaskas provides inspiring information on pregnancy, active, home and water birth, breastfeeding, mother and babycare. Plus birth pools, organic skincare, maternity bras, birth balls ...

Bornfree! The Unassisted Childbirth Page ...

The International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization that works to lower the rate of unnecessary cesareans, supports vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), and encourages positive birthing through education and advocacy.

A childbirth education and teacher certification program with an innovative and experiential design. Birth Works embodies a philosophy that develops a womans self confidence and trust in her innate ability to give birth. The classes are experiential and provide both a physical and emotional preparation for birth.

Parents of Premature Babies Inc. (Preemie-L) A non-profit foundation supporting families with children born six weeks or more before due date Having a premature baby can be a scary and lonely business. We hope that through this web site we can offer each other support and the benefits of a wide range of experiences. If you would like to join the group, or find out more, follow the links below.

An intimate, in-depth look at the newest innovation in safe, gentle, joyous and empowering childbirth. Visit the Water Birth Photo Gallery for amazing images like you've never seen before. View information that explains the preparations for and benefits of waterbirth. Learn about the evolution of this wonderful new birthing method that is so well loved by new parents and progressive birth ...

Childbirth and postpartum professioanl association. Training and certifing labor and postpartum doula and childbirth educators ...

An intimate, in-depth look at the newest innovation in safe, gentle, joyous and empowering childbirth. Visit the Water Birth Photo Gallery for amazing images like you've never seen before. View information that explains the preparations for and benefits of waterbirth. Learn about the evolution of this wonderful new birthing method that is so well loved by new parents and progressive birth ...

Is home birth safe What are the statistics on outcomes for mother and child Contains summaries of research into home birth, references, links, and recommended books.

Your best choice for online infertility, adoption, pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and childbirth information. We also have information on VBAC and home birth. Educate yourself. pregnancy book, stage of pregnancy, child birth education.

BEST Doula Service is a unique, comprehensive and holistic approach to birthing in Los Angeles, California ...

Maternity Wise-pregnancy, labor, childbirth, and other maternity care information to help childbearing women make informed decisions about maternity care. Maternity Center Association ...

Jeannine Parvati and Frederick "Rico" Baker have made conscious and healthy parenting their basic spiritual path. This has led them to explore and affirm the value of Conscious Conception, Prenatal Yoga, Free Birth, gentle parenting, home education, home business, herbal health, gender balance, conscious community and EarthBirth. Please enjoy ...

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The Pacific Association for Labor Support (PALS) is a membership organization that promotes, develops and supports doulas and the doula profession. The primary mission of the doula profession is to positively impact the childbearing experience for women and their families.

A page of citations from the medical literature that generally demonstrate the safety of home births.

ICAN information from Childbirth.org ...

Learn about your baby's first test from Childbirth.org ...

A cultural view of episiotomy.

Preemies, Support for Parents of Premature Babies on the NET ...

The best place on the globe to find information about Doulas, Midwives, Childbirth Educators.

Is Homebirth for You 6 Myths About Childbirth Exposed Editor: Janet Tipton originally published by Friends of Homebirth 1990 by Friends of Homebirth, * 103 North Pearl Street, Big Sandy, Tx 75755*. (903)636-4014* All rights reserved *The copyright address and phone number above are no longer valid, since Friends of Homebirth is no longer operational. Paper copies of this booklet are still ...

Supporting Services for New Families The National Association of Postpartum Care Services, founded in 1988, is an association of national and international professionals concerned with practical responsibilities and personal needs of families during the post-delivery period. NEW! Training dates for 2002 are now online! 1999 National Association of Postpartum Care Services 800 Detroit St.

Www.szules.hu - www.birth.hu A choice About undisturbed, free birth with shameless photos.

Home Birth Association of Ireland The Home Birth Association is a voluntary group, founded in 1982 to give information and support to those considering and opting for home birth. It helps parents make an informed choice by publishing leaflets, answering telephone queries, keeping lists of midwives, running monthly open meetings, and organising workshops and conferences. Membership of the HBA, ...

The Worldwide Fund for Mothers Injured in Childbirth (WFMIC) was founded in 1995 as a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to relieving the suffering of women with childbirth injury, especially the millions suffering from obstetric fistula in the poorer countries of the world. This site can help you to become involved!

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Doula, prenatal childbirth class, midwife referrals, self-hypnosis, waterbirth, vbac advocacy, cesarean awareness, breastfeeding postpartum, newborn baby parenting education. Whether you're still in the planning stage of preparing for your first baby or you're already expecting your fifth child, you can benefit from the special childbirth services offered at Auburn Birth Works. Develop ...

A British midwife looks at homebirth in the United Kingdom ...

Sign Our Guestbook View Our Guestbook THE Metropolitan Doula Group Welcomes You Contact Us 212-252-2816 or email us info@nydoula.com WANT TO SEE A SLIDE SHOW FROM OUR MAY 9TH EVENT CLICK HERE!!! Subscribe to metrodoulagroup Powered by groups.yahoo.com This site was created by M.Darnell Copyright 2000 The Metropolitan Doula Group. All rights reserved. ...

Ob Myths Home page What People are Saying.... Table of Contents Order OB Myths Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities Chapter 14: Episiotomy Myth: A nice clean cut is better than a jagged tear. Reality: Like any surgical procedure, episiotomy carries a number of risks: excessive blood loss, haematoma formation, and infection. . . . There is no evidence . . . that routine episiotomy reduces ...

A page of citations from the medical literature that generally demonstrate that the routine practice of cutting the vaginal opening of women in labor is unnecessary, causes the tearing it is meant to prevent, and leads to severe complications.

Victoria Macioce-Stumpf, ICCE, CD(DONA) Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Birth & Post-Partum Doula CHOICES IN CHILDBIRTH... Pregnancy, Birth, Breastfeeding and Post-Partum Information RESEARCH AND CHOOSE YOUR BIRTH SETTING RESEARCH AND CHOOSE YOUR MEDICAL CAREGIVER READ, READ, READ... (A consumer-oriented resource list of Pregnancy and Childbirth books) ATTEND PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASSES ...

Birth Wisdom: Childbirth labor support training to assist laboring women ...

Do I need a Doula FAQ I am a doula, so obviously I believe that most people need a doula, or someone who performs the functions that I do, on their team. That is my statement of bias. I am certified by two different organizations, however, this will include as many options available to you as I can find to list. If anyone has more numbers available, please feel free to contact me. Enjoy! Robin ...

An update of research on episiotomy since 1980.

Review childbirth-related articles designed to educate the first-time expectant mother.

On-line baby chart for choosing the sex of your baby ...

ADOBE is a non-profit corporation designed to improve the quality of maternity care and the health of newborn babies by providing education and support during pregnancy, birth and postpartum through the services of trained and certified Doulas. In addition to birth & postpartum Doula Services, ADOBE offers childbirth classes, postpartum support groups, workshops on a variety of topics, and ...

Certified Childbirth Educator, Professional Labor Companion Cordelia Hanna, of Full Moon Childbirth Support Services in Los Angeles County, California, offers childbirth consultation, birth preparation classes, labor and postpartum ...

The Preemie Channel, a link based collection of some of the best preemie resources on the Internet, and place to share news regarding preemies ...

Trying to decide if childbirth classes are worth your wile from Childbirth.org ...

Birth Choice of Oklahoma Birth Choice Do you think you might be pregnant Are you or someone you know concerned about being pregnant Are several people encouraging you to choose something that makes you concerned whether you are doing the right thing Are finances making you wonder if you can afford to have a child for the first time or even have another one Do you need abortion counseling

Cesarean Birth Photo Gallery This is the second version of the photo gallery after we lost our website in the great disk crash of July, 2000. The photos were taken in April, 1995 and are of the birth of my son, Phelan. While I have rarely given permission for these photos to be included in teaching materials, please do not take them without my consent. If you want them for your website, I would ...

Vaginal birth after caesarean - Support & Information for VBAC and Caesarean Women in South Australia & Australia ...

Trying to decide if you are in labor or how you will know Learn about it from Childbirth.org ...

Discussions, links and information about how and why to avoid episiotomy.

Information on having a water birth. Personal story and links to other resources.

Why do a Birth Plan Who Should Have Copies Planning Your Baby's Birth Other Sites that May Be Helpful to You Searching for What You Need Why Do a Birth Plan You and your partner know what you would ideally like to have for your labor and delivery, but you need to make your birth plan so that everyone else knows. You should discuss this with your pregnancy caregiver between your 32 - 36 weeks ...

For those who desire to have Christ at the center of their birth experience.

SHAMANIC MIDWIFERY ~ HANDS THAT HEAL BIRTH by Jeannine Parvati Baker I am a spiritual midwife, called by the God-Us to heal the Earth by healing birth. I first heard my call to assist women becoming mothers, to realize birth as a spiritual as well as a natural rite-of-passage, by birthing my own babies consciously. My initiation in giving natural birth was in January of 1970. It was the first ...

The Thinking Womans' Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer gives practical information for a safe, satisfying childbirth. ...

Resources for planning your birth and creating your own birth plan.

To Midwifery Today -- Your Online Birth Center Is Hospital Birth Better Subj: Re: Educating the Public Date: Wed, May 31, 1995 2:56 PM EDT From: LADerrick@aol.com Sender: midwife-request@csv.warwick.ac.uk To: midwife@csv.warwick.ac.uk I believe that what routinely happens to women (and their babies) birthing in hospitals with OBs borders on abuse. What else could you call forcing a healthy ...

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Site promotes the miracle of natural, unassisted childbirth. Includes birth photos and stories. Invaluable resource for all pregnant women.

An Educational, informative, and animated site on pain free child birth. Designed, produced, and maintained by Bhavani-Shankar Kodali MD Assistant Professor, Division of Obstetric Anesthesia, Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston, MA. Site dedicated to all pregnant women.

An informative article about the types of things you should consider when writing your birth plan.

Take an intimate, in-depth look at the newest innovation in safe, gentle, joyous and empowering childbirth. This tutorial will answer many and maybe all of your waterbirth questions. Learn how waterbirth evolved into a well tested and much-loved method that has become extremely popular with the parents and birthcare providers who have experienced it. This site includes the Water Birth Photo ...

LIDoulas.com ...

Information on choosing a doula from Childbirth.org ...

Diagrams of the three major types of episiotomies.

Birth story from Childbirth.org ...

Make an informed decison about having a home birth. Includes links to other sites which have homebirth information.

A online tutorial for Medical Students about Fetal monitoring including CTG's, fetal blood sampling and ultrasound ...

Becoming a Doula Training Programs/Certifying ASPO/Lamaze Labor Support Program This familiar organization's training program. Doula Certification With ICEA. Also see my Doula Organizations page. Further Reading Books and Journals Massage During Pregnancy An interesting and highly relevant book.

Lyraluthuin Tristan Roelofs Abominable Jackson Hole in the dead of winter Our wee heroine laughs in the face of Old Man Winter! April Stats As of 17 April 1997, Lyra is almost a year and a half old and seems to have topped out at 22.75 pounds (10.3 kg). She's 31.1 inches tall (79 cm), which means she's now short for her age. Then again, with her maternal genes, that was pretty much to be ...

Faqs by Archive-Name Directory: misc-kids/pregnancy/birth-plan Go up to : misc-kids/pregnancy This is a listing of directory misc-kids/pregnancy/birth-plan. You can go up to directory misc-kids/pregnancy, or select a faq (listed by subject) or sub-directory (listed in bold). misc.kids.pregnancy Birth Planning FAQ (part 1 of 3) misc.kids.pregnancy Birth Planning FAQ (part 2 of 3) misc.kids.

Artilce covers regional and general anaesthesia.

About 50% of women will need an episiotomy.

This page is about premature babies ...

Parenting humor knows no bounds! ...

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8 pg article on enemas and childbirth including all medical studies ...

Information on epidurals and side effects, epidural overdose and drug reactions, INTERNATIONAL EPIDURAL AWARENESS PROGRAM ...

Perinatal Research Center, a non profit publically supported organization dedicated to research and education in the area prematurity problems and preterm delivery.

Providing prenatal, labour, postpartum and Breastfeeding support. ...

YES I'M A FATHER AGAIN!!! She is BORN My beautifull little Samantha was born two weeks early .She is a bit small (5 pounds 15 ounces) but gaining steadily. More than 6 thousand people have answered our request for a name submission for our new baby. We must thank the world for the help and support we got from generous, kind people from the US, Canada, Asia, The Phillipines, Australia, Brazil, ...

Http://www.68.net or http://68.net Hi I am Sabrina. Welcome to my home page... Please click on my Chinese name (handwritten by my grandpa) to know the meaning of my name My dairy of events eversince I was born up to one year I can walk now - A diary from 1 year My first airtravel destination diary - New Zealand Nursery school diary from 2 year From 3 year From 4 year My younger sis Mei-Mei Web ...

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VBAC: Obstetrical Murphy's Law by Irvin Reiner, MD I would like to share with you my most recent experience with a VBAC case and give some of my own reactions and comments. A 26 y/ G3P2 is admitted at term in dyskinetic labor to the hospital with ruptured membranes. First baby was born by C/Section. Second baby was successful VBAC that weighed 9#6oz, No sweat. Expectant management for first 4-6 ...

ACOG NEWS RELEASE Embargoed until January 31, 2001, 5:00 PM EST Spacing Pregnancies Close Together Increases Risk of Uterine Rupture Washington, DC -- -- Women who space their pregnancies close together increase their risk of uterine rupture if they attempt a trial of labor following a prior cesarean delivery, says a study in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The most serious ...

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