Resources
For further information about home birth.
There is a lot of information about home birth out there on the internet! Some of it is accurate and some not. We have put together a list here of resources that we feel are true to the nature of our work, and also give an accurate picture of what we do. This list is not exhaustive by any means, and will be added to from time to time. As always, if you have any questions about midwifery or home birth, please let us know!
Websites
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Full of great resources and information about your rights, and how to have the birth you want in the setting you want. Non-biased info on all provider types. Lots of printouts and guides.
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MANA- Midwives Alliance of North America
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Research and resources on midwifery education, skills, care, and the safety of homebirth.
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Excellent site that has updated, evidence based information on all things pertaining to birth. Recent studies, risks of procedures, and so much more.
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Documentaries
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Why not home? The surprising birth choices of doctors and nurses.
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Follows a group of hospital providers who choose home birth, and why.
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Featuring Rikki Lake, follows her story and discusses how money and business drives the state of maternity care in hospitals.
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Laboring Under An Illusion: Mass Media Childbirth vs. The Real Thing
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How the media influences our expectations of birth.
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The joy of an unmedicated birth, and how generations of people have been imprinted to think that pregnancy and birth is a disease.
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Articles
Books
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The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother - Heng Ou
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A Child is Born- Lars Hamberger
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Naturally Healthy Babies and Children - Aviva Jill Romm
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Your Amazing Newborn - Marshall and Phyllis Klaus