At six weeks, Baby grinned a grin That spread from mouth to eyes to chin, And Doc, that smartie, had the brass, To tell me it was only gas! - Margaret Fishback
Parent's Place is hosting a wonderful multi-media presentation of a couple's pregnancy from conception to birth! Click to see The First 9 Months.
This is a book I am now handing out to my clients. You can read an entire chapter online - The Thinking Woman's Guide To A Better Birth. You can also order the book from there. Henci Goer has also written a great book for birth professionals, and the best part of both books is that she puts her research skills where her mouth is. Everything Henci offers is straight from the medical literature, but you don't have to be a medical researcher to get through it because she has put it into plain English. You can hear a bit of frustration in her tone while reading the book, and that is because so many OB practitioners keep practicing in ways that are clearly opposite to what the medical researchers have shown is beneficial to pregnant and laboring women!
OK, so I'm a sucker for a big name! C. Everett Koop has built a web community - this is a link to the Pregnancy Resource Center.
Frequently Asked Questions files from misc.kids.pregnancy can be found at Familyweb
For a really extensive list of links and wonderfully comprehensive original articles and FAQs, see Childbirth.Org
Another great place to look is The Online Birth Center
As a project, a pregnant couple has created an Interactive Pregnancy Calendar You put in your last period, and it gives you day-by-day info on what is happening in your body.
The Mayo Clinic Health O@sis has a Pregnancy and Child Health Resource Center. It looks like an excellent place for information to me!
Here is a page on Ultrasound with pictures of babies in utero. The jury is really still out on the safety of ultrasound in pregnancy, so don't be too snowed by the positive language - ultrasound should be used only for diagnostic purposes where medically indicated, not just to see the baby or as a routine practice!
Here is some information on exercise in pregnancy. Fit for 2
StorkNet has some great resources available.
Check out this VERY IMPORTANT link: Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) - authors of the "Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative"!
If you are interested in comparing the way childbirth certifying organizations treat teachers, or if you are thinking of becoming a childbirth educator, this is a must-read resource! The Certified Childbirth Educator Information Clearinghouse
Interested in Natural Childbirth? Here is the Bradley Method® Page (Here is a FAQ on the Bradley Method®)
BirthWorks grew out of the Cesarean Awareness Network, and the classes are appropriate for first time parents, repeat parents, and parents hoping to have a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). BirthWorks
International Childbirth Education Association - ICEA
ASPO/Lamaze - ASPO
Doulas of North America This is a good place to look if you are wondering what a doula is or how to find one!
Postpartum doulas mother the mother after birth!
This is a postpartum doula organization: NAPCS.
Here is the page of a very dedicated postpartum doula. Ruth Callahan
Woman-centered birth is easier to accomplish in a Birth Center. Check out Birth Centers Online for more information.
An interesting concept - collaborative care between physicians and midwives. This page also has lots of good general pregnancy information. Collaborative Midwife Group
For information about Water Birth, go to The Waterbirth Website.
A literature review on the safety of home birth is at The Farm
A place for homebirth information specifically for fathers is Nick Stanton's Page
Every baby born into the world is finer than the last. - Charles Dickens
This is a very comprehensive breastfeeding site - especially aimed at women who are pregnant or new to breastfeeding! Nursing Mother.com provides great information tempered with humor. Even better, they now have online How-To videos so that you can see what it looks like when the baby is on right and what it looks like when you have it wrong. Avoid sore nipples from the start!
Terrific information! Zelda's Breastfeeding Page
Here is a large list of links to breastfeeding and childbirth information! Jane's Page
This is the Breastfeeding Page
The La Leche League Home Page Breastfeeding Information
This page gives information about natural infertility treatments that may work alone, or in combination with high-tech treatments. Fertile Ground
INCIID is a great resource for infertility and pregnancy loss information. The information is up-to-date and comprehensive.
Midwifery Today Magazine is a great resource for Midwives and also for pregnant women. Their website has free information, and you can subscribe to the magazine there. www.midwiferytoday.com
I have added a page of links to sites with Birth or Mother related Jewelry: My Birth Jewelry Links.
Here is the website for one of my email lists: PAM - Pregnancy After Miscarriage.
How would you like to stay at home with your baby instead of returning to work? This site has all kinds of great ideas for businesses that allow you to make money while staying home with the kid(s). It also offers advice for avoiding the scams. Bizy Moms
Here is a page that lists valid medical reasons not to circumcise a baby. Doctors Opposing Circumcision
