Resources
Links
General
American Public Health Association
National Quality Forum
Obstetrics and Gynecology
American College of Obsetetricians and Gynecologists
Family Planning
Family Doctor
Natural Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association
Diocese of Phoenix Office of Natural Family Planning
Infertility
Resolve: The National Infertility Association
Stirrup Queens
US Department of Health and Human Services
Pregnancy
Baby Center
Arizona Birth Network
Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health
Childbirth Connection
Mother's Advocate
Spinning Babies
Violence Un-Silenced
White Ribbon Alliance
Midwifery
American College of Nurse Midwives
Citizens for Midwifery
Dona International
Childbirth
Waterbirth International
The Birth Survey
Penny Simkin
Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
American College of Nurse Midwives
International Cesarean Awareness Network & VBAC Information
Birthrites
Midwifery Today
VBAC.org
Cesarean Scar
Cord Blood Banking
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding: Mother to Mother Breastfeeding Help
Babies and Children
Baby Center
Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children
American Academy of Pediatrics
Mindful Mama
Books
General Pregnancy and Birth
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
by Sheila Kitzinger
The Birth Book
by William and Martha Sears
Gentle Birth Choices
by Barbara Harper
Immaculate Deception II: Myth, Magic, and Birth
by Suzanne Arms
An Easier Childbirth: A Mother’s Guide to Birthing Normally
by Gayle Peterson
Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally
by Janet Balaskas
Birth Reborn
by Michel Odent
Birthing From Within
by Pam England
The Birth Partner
by Penny Simkin
The Doula Book
by Marshall and Phyllis Klaus and John Kennell
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth
by Henri Goer
Spiritual Midwifery
by Ina Mae Gaskin
The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month
by William and Martha Sears
Hypnobirthing
by Marie Mongan
Your Best Birth
by Ricki Lake, Abby Epstein and Jacques Moritz
Pushed: The painful truth about childbirth and modern maternity care
by Jennifer Block
Born in the USA
by Marsden Wagner
For Twins
Having Twins and More
by Elizabeth Noble
Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins
by Karen Gromada
VBAC
The VBAC Companion
by Diana Korte
Natural Childbirth After Cesarean
by Karis Crawford and Johanne C. Walters
Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
by Nancy Wainer Cohen and Lois J. Estner
Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities
by Henci Goer
Birth After Cesarean: The Medical Facts
by Bruce Flamm
Trust Your Body! Trust Your Baby! Childbirth Wisdom and Cesarean Prevention
by Andrea Frank Henkart
Open Season: A Survival Guide for Natural Childbirth and VBAC in the 90s
by Nancy Wainer Cohen
Birth Choices
by Allison Shorten, 2006
Processing Previous Births/Emotional Healing
Birth As A Healing Experience: The Emotional Journey of Pregnancy Through Postpartum
by Lois Halzel Freedman
Ended Beginnings
by Claudia Panuthos and Catherine Romeo
A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss
by Ingrid Kohn and Perry-Lynn Moffitt
Unspeakable Losses: Healing from miscarriage, abortion and other pregnancy loss
by Kim Kluger-Bell
Emotional Preparation During Pregnancy
Mind Over Labor
by Carl Jones
Pregnant Feelings: Developing Trust in Birth
by Rahima Baldwin and T. Palmarini Richardson
An Easier Childbirth: A Mother's Guide for Birthing Normally
by Gayle Peterson
For Siblings
Birth: Through Children’s Eyes
by Sandra Anderson and Penny Simkin
My Mom’s Having a Baby
by Dori Butler and Carol Thompson
Welcoming Babies
by Margy Knight
Breastfeeding
The Nursing Mother’s Companion
by Kathleen Huggins
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
by La Leche League
Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You
by Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher, and Suzanne Arms
The Breastfeeding Café
by Barbara Behrmann
Parenting
The Attachment Parenting Book
by William and Martha Sears
Your Amazing Newborn
by Marshall and Phyllis Klaus