Pregnancy and Birth Resources

 

Birth Supplies

• In His Hands (800-247-4045) (They carry our custom birth kits for home births)
• Cascade
• Birth With Love
• Precious Arrows

Breastfeeding Support and Supplies

• Breast cancer, breast self exam (Komen.org)
• Breastfeeding.com
• Breastfeeding online, links to Dr. Newman
• La Leche League International
• American Academy of Pediatrics’ policy and Resources
• Best for Babes

Cesarean Section/VBAC

• International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)

Childbirth Education

• Bradley
• Lamaze
• Birthing From Within
• International Childbirth Ed. Association

Circumcision

• NOCIRC
• American Academy of Pediatrics

Doulas

• Birth Partners (doula search)
• Doulas of North America (DONA)

Family Planning

• Fertility charting

General

• Various articles

Kegels

• http://birthbootcamp.com/should-you-kegel/ “Should You Kegel?”

Magazines

• Birth Gazette
• Midwifery Today
• The Compleat Mother

Pregnancy and Birth Information

• Pregnancy resources, baby calendar
• Mothering
• Childbirth.org
• Baby Center
• The Online Birth Center
• MANA Homebirth Statistics

Group B Strep (GBS)

• Holistic Pediatric Alliance
• Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Midwifery

• Citizens for Midwifery
• Midwifery Today
• Association of Texas Midwives
• Midwives Alliance of North America

Parenting

• Hearing Screen Information (800-422-2956, ext 3829)
• CDC infant growth charts

Studies

• BMJ: Safety of midwife-attended homebirth

Vaccinations

• National Vaccine Info Center

Vitamins & Supplements

• See House of Birth for your supplement needs

Water birth

• Waterbirth International

Birth Plans

• Baby Center
• The Bump
• Just Mommies
• Pregnancy and Baby

Herbs

• Natures Sunshine (for 5-W) (800-453-1422)
• Kathy Trabel, distributor for 5-W (972-529-6237)
• theoilshoppe.com (essential oils)