PREGNANCY RESOURCES
Birth Plan—Use this click-on format to write your birth plan
Spinning Babies—Spinning babies is about easier birth through fetal positioning. Have fun reading and finding the position of your baby
Dr. Brewer's Pregnancy Diet—Dr. Brewer’s diet is the only evidence-based diet for pregnancy that has been proven to decrease the complications of pre-eclampsia, toxemia, HELLP Syndrome, premature birth, low birth weight, and Intrauterine Growth Retardation
BIRTH RESOURCES
Mothers Naturally—this web site was created by the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) to provide the public with the latest information on home birth, care with a midwife, and natural choice o in childbirth
Birthing Naturally—this web site is features information on unmediated birth, especially strategies for handling the physical discomfort of labor and birth
American Pregnancy Association—this website offers information geared both to men and women on various pregnancy issues
Childbirth Connection™—formerly Maternity Center Association, is a long-term national program to promote evidence-based maternity care
Birthscene—the purpose is to improve maternal and child health outcomes by making viable alternatives in childbearing issues more accessible, available and accepted. Online resource library of current news and journal articles related to birth, pregnancy, parenting, etc.
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services—many resources for parents, including "Ten Questions to Ask When Youíre Having a Baby"
Mothering Magazine—lots of online resources and articles on pregnancy, birth and parenting; on-line chat groups
AskDrSears.com—a general resource covering from pregnancy and birth to nutrition, behavior, development, sleep issues, childhood illnesses, vaccinations and beyond
BirthingBetter.com—this site contains extensive pregnancy and birth planning information
GentleBirth.com—a women’s health clinic with a web site with extensive resource information on pregnancy, birth and post partum
InaMay.com—published by birth advocate, midwife and founder of The Farm Midwifery Center, includes statistics on homebirth, articles, workshop information. Also visit The Farm at TheFarm.org
POSTPARTUM RESOURCES
NINO (Nine in Nine Out)—a non-profit organization that promotes baby wearing
The Baby Wearing Resource Guide
Breastfeedingonline.com—hopes to help empower women to choose to breastfeed and to educate society at large about the importance and benefits of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding.com—a comprehensive website for mothers who are breastfeeding or thinking about breastfeeding. Articles, lactation consultant directory, breastfeeding art, latching-on video clip, support message boards, opportunities to “ask the experts”, etc.
La Leche League International—Mission: To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding
Breast-feedingAmerica.com—Mishawn Purnell O’Neal’s site and articles on African-American breastfeeding
Mocha Moms—a support group for mothers of color who have chosen not to work full-time outside of the home in order to devote more time to their families
Attachment Parenting International—information about attachment parenting and referrals to parent support groups in the U.S., Canada and Europe
Natural Child Project—provides information promoting attachment parenting; and referrals to parents practicing attachment parenting
International Center for Traditional Childbearing
4women.gov—National Women's Health Information Center, the National Women's Health Information Center, the Office on Women's Health, the US Department of Health and Human Services.I ts mission is to "provide leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through sex/gender-specific approaches." The strategy OWH uses to achieve its mission and vision is through the development of innovative programs, by educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information
Coalition for Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies—a resource in maternal and child health, reaching an estimated 10 million health care professionals, parents, and policymakers through its membership of over 100 local, state and national organizations |
