Research and Resource LINKS
~ I hope you find them helpful...

Midwifery

California Association of Midwives (CAM)
www.californiamidwives.org

Waterbirth International
www.waterbirth.org

Midwives Alliance of North
America www.mama.org

Citizens for Midwifery
www.cfmidwifery.org

Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
www.meacschools.org

Association of Radical Midwives International
www.internationalmidwives.org

San Diego Student's Alliance
All student midwives, assistants, doulas, childbirth educators. We will be having our regular practice as well as a general business meeting. For more information Contact Darynee Blount 619.207.2359 OR Darynee2000@yahoo.com

AIMs
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services
Support and information for parents and professionals in the UK and Ireland.
www.aims.org.uk

Midwifeinfo - USA midwifery information A Website with resources and information for midwives, students and consumers of midwifery services, principally in the U.S.
www.midwifeinfo.com

Voluntary Service Overseas. Work with VSO and help people in the world's poorest countries get the healthcare they so desperately need.
www.vso.org.uk

British Journal of Midwifery
www.britishjournalofmidwifery.com

International Confederation of Midwives
www.internationalmidwives.org

Midwives Online
www.midwivesonline.com

Birth Related Links

Sheila Kitzinger
Waterbirth, home birth, and more...
www.sheilakitzinger.com

Pregnancy Calendar
Childbirth.org

Birth International
www.birthinternational.com

Water Birth International
www.waterbirth.org

Café Mom
www.cafemom.com

Breast feeding / Baby Care

Baby 411
Le Letche League International
Breastfeeding.com
Information, support and attitude!Breastfeeding and the bible

www.nocolic.com
The easy way to ease colic pain. A blended fabric band stretches around the baby's belly giving support, comfort, and relief. Pediatrician tested and approved. Patented.

Cesarean Prevention

ICAN of San Diego (International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
www.ican-online.org
Telephone: 760-744-5260
www.icanofsandiego.org

Postpartum

Postpartum Health Alliance
This is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women suffering from postpartum depression and related disorders. They provide information and a support line for women to call. They also refer women to support groups and mental health professionals.

www.postpartumhealthalliance.org
PO Box 503396, San Diego, CA 92150
619-685-7458

Support Meetings
A FREE Postpartum Support Group meets every Tuesday, 10 - 11:30am at Sharp Outpatient Pavilion, Classroom 1. Please call: (619) 685-7458 or (858) 939-4141
www.MaternityWise.com

CAPPA Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association
www.cappa.net

Great Reads and Interesting DVD's

Resource Sites

Water Birth International
www.waterbirth.org

Mothering Magazine
www.mothering.com

Midwifery Today
www.midwiferytoday.com

The Blessed Mother Magazine
http://mysite.verizon.net/res1s7eu/

Complete Mother Magazine
www.compleatmother.com

Radical Midwives International Magazine
www.internationalmidwives.org

Attachment Parenting Magazine
www.naturalfamilyonline.com

Mothering Magazine
www.mothering.com

Books

Birthing from Within by Pam England
Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
Heart and Hands by Elizabeth Davis
Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Le Letche League International
Joy of Natural Childbirth by Helen Weissel
Babies Remember Birth by Dr. David Chamberlin
Baby Matters: What your doctor may not tell you about caring for your baby.
Dr. Linda Folden Palmer
Pregnant Fathers by Jack Heinowitz, PhD
The Birth Book by William and Sarah Sears
Your Fertility Signals by Merryl Winstein
The American way of birth by Jessica Mitford
Mamatoto by Carroll Dunham
Special Delivery by Rahima Baldwin (this book was made into an excellent video)
A Doctor’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices, by Dr.Sarah Buckley

DVD's

Business of being Born, by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein
www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com

Dunstan baby language, by Dunstan baby pty Ltd
www.dunstanbaby.com

Birth as we know it, by Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova
www.birthasweknowit.com

Gentle birth choices
www.gentlebirthchoices.net

Choices in childbirth
www.choicesinchildbirth.org

Birth in the squatting position
www.1cascade.com

The Timeless Way, by Janet Issac Ashford
www.jashford.com/Pages/birthtimeless.html (one of my favs)

Kangaroo mother care, by Nils Bergman M.D
www.kangaroomothercare.com

In the Womb, by National Geographic (what babies want)
www.whatbabieswant.com

Baby led breastfeeding by Christina Smillie, M.D.
www.geddesproduction.com/breast-feeding-baby-led

Vaccines: The risks, the benefits, the choices, by dr. Sherri Tenpenny
www.herballure.com

Birth a Family Experience, by oracle films
Happiest Baby on the Block, by Harvey Karp, M.D.
www.thehappiestbaby.com

Giving Birth by Suzanne Arms
www.givingbirth.org

Birth by Veronica Wagner

Knowing the Unborn by Royda Ballard

Research and Resource LINKS ~ I hope you find them helpful...