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Links Below you will find some of my favorite sites. Birth Links www.gentlebirth.org : A great site that contains the archived information from a popular midwifery mailing list. You can look up almost any pregnancy- or birth-related topic. www.alace.org : the Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators; they train and certify doulas and childbirth teachers www.waterbirth.org : The site for Waterbirth International www.waterbirthinfo.com : another waterbirth info site www.childbirth.org : An educational site about pregnancy and childbirth www.homebirth.org.uk/homebirthindex.htm : Index of research on Homebirth www.carenetworkwisconsin.org: A site for referrals to local doulas or midwives www.socalbirth.org/shelly/whynat.htm : a lovely description of Why Natural Birth is important. falcao.best.vwh.net/ronnie/homesafe.html : Another list of articles on the safety of homebirth and the hazards of hospital birth www.efn.org/~djz/birth/obmyth/epis.html: Information from researcher Henci Goer on the truth about episiotomy http://www.homebirth.org.uk/ofp.htm: Great information about Optimal Fetal Positioning - very important for avoiding a long, ineffective labor or a posterior baby http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/330/7505/1416 : the results of a large prospective study in North America, documenting the outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives, published in the British Medical Journal
Midwifery Links www.mana.org : The homepage of the Midwive's Alliance of North America www.cfmidwifery.org : The homepage of Citizens for Midwifery, a support and advocacy group for Midwives. http://narm.org/ : The website of the North American Registry of Midwives, the certifying body for Certified Professional Midwives. Learn here how to become a CPM.
Breastfeeding Links www.lalecheleague.org :
The leading authority on breastfeeding, they can help you find
a local leader to answer your questions.
Parenting: www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/culturalarticle.html : An article that compares attitudes on co-sleeping between various cultures. Very thought-provoking! www.compleatmother.com: A wonderful site containing most of the text of the radical parenting magazine, Compleat Mother. Lots of great info, well worth the read! http://www.drmomma.org/2009/07/co-sleeping-children-should-sleep-with.html :Safety and wisdom of bed-sharing
Circumcision http://circumcisiondecisionmaker.com/ http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/ http://www.circumstitions.com/Itsaboy.html
Homeopathy Links www.kristavoysest.com :
The website of a really great homeopath in Beloit, Wisconsin
Other Cool Stuff
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