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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

Cord Blood Registry
ViaCord

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

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