Online Resources
There is a mountain of free
information available at your fingertips online! As with
the books, not all is good...below you'll find my
favorite sites for excellent pregnancy and birth info...
Childbirth Resource Network--Local
organization...From their site: "We are here to
encourage parents to honor pregnancy as a natural normal
event and to recognize the importance of the mothers
physical, mental, and emotional well being along with a
safe birthing environment and a strong support system.
Spend some time here and explore your options. We have
provided many links for you to explore, combining
age-old wisdom with evidenced based care. We recommend
you consider all birth place options, recognizing that
birth experiences are enhanced in home, birth center, or
hospital settings that support parents birth plans
detailing their informed choices for labor birthing and
the postpartum period."
Spinning Babies--Just discovered this site with my
3rd pregnancy, after learning my baby was posterior
(which was one of the causes of my daughter's cesarean,
so I really want to avoid it happening again, if I can.
GREAT SITE! I learned so much about how my posture
affects the baby's position and things to do to adjust
this. I especially love the baby mapping page where you
can learn how to figure out what position your baby is
in. VERY useful info!! All pregnant moms should check
this site out as proper positioning of the baby can lead
to faster labors/deliveries and less chance of
c-section.
Birthlove--The Living Pregnancy, Childbirth & Parenting
Resource
This is probably the BEST and most complete
pregnancy/childbirth site that exists on the web...it is
a paid site (although there are also alot of free pages
to peruse), but well worth the membership...Memberships
are reasonably priced and ensure that this site will
always be out there for us. Leilah McCracken, owner of
Birthlove, posts on one of the egroups I'm a member of,
and is a very wise and VERY educated woman! Check out
the free pages by clicking on the options on the left
side of the home page. There's a lot there...and if you
like what you read, I encourage you to join and help
support this fantastic resource!
Birth Matters
The owner of this site,
Gretchen Humphries, is also a member of the same egroup
that Leilah McCracken (Birthlove) posts on, and is also
another very wise, educated woman. Gretchen has a lot of
really fantastic articles on her site...check it out!
Birthing the Easy Way, Learning the Hard Way
Yet another great resource from a friend on the same
egroup mentioned above...This site stems around the book
by the same name, which I highly recommend...but there
are all kinds of great things on this site to explore
and read as well. Check it out! More good stuff!
Midwifery Today: Pregnancy, Birth, Homebirth and Midwife
Information
This is the site of the Midwifery Today
Magazine/Journal...its packed full of great, informative
articles and info!
Gentle Birth.org
Great resource for info on gentle birth choices!
Birthing the Future
Fantastic quote from this site: "If we want to create a
less violent world, we must begin with birth." This is
Suzanne Arms' site, author of the "Immaculate Deception"
books (there's 2).
Online Articles
I highly recommend these fantastic articles, on
pregnancy and birth related topics...
"You Should Be Grateful"--A fantastic response to a
ridiculous and hurtful response many woman traumatized
by c-section hear.
Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in
subsequent pregnancy--Before you consent to a
c-section, you HAVE to read this study & take it
to your doctor!
Technology in Birth: First, Do No Harm by Marsden
Wagner
Really eye-opening article about technology and birth. I
HIGHLY recommend all pregnant mothers and families read
this!
Fish Can't See Water--The Need to Humanize Birth in
Australia by Marsden Wagner
This is about birth in Australia, but birth in America
is nearly identical, so its definitely relevant.
Fantastic, eye-opening piece about how the
medicalization of birth has just gotten so out of
control and is not a good thing. |
