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Birth

 

 

 

 

 

· The Birth Survey - Please fill out this birth survey to help in bringing transparency to maternity care and choice to expectant couples.  All responses will be made available online to other women in the community who are deciding where and with whom to birth.

· Lamaze International - Resources for birth. 
Check out especially their Lamaze Institute for Normal Birth

· Dr. Michel Odent’s many articles
His article "The First Hour Following Birth" is especially helpful.

Dr. Michel Odent is also on the panel of experts for Mothering Magazine’s online Q&A column.  Click here to ask your question and read his answers to others’ concerns. He specializes in issues related to:
   * Labor and Birth    * Waterbirth    * Non-invasive Birth Practices

· The Win Win Birth Plan by Penny Simkin, P.T.
Helps lay the groundwork for a satisfying birth experience.

· Childbirth Connection has a wealth of information including:
         - Comfort in Labor, by Penny Simkin (many positions)
         - The Rights of Childbearing Women

· Penny Simkin in the News - Seattle Times March 24, 2008
(Includes great photos of her at work)
Here’s an excerpt: “Nearly 70 years old, Simkin is an internationally revered childbirth educator who, with nurse co-authors Janet Whalley and Ann Keppler, literally wrote the book on giving birth: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn.  It's been translated into Russian and Italian, among other languages; more than a million copies sold. Known as the mother of the doula movement, Simkin has trained thousands of these caregivers to provide physical and emotional support for women during birth — the only intervention scientifically shown to decrease time in labor (by 25 percent) as well as to reduce Cesarean-section rates by a third.”

· Ten Steps of the Mother-Friendly Childbirth - From the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS).  These 10 steps support, protect, and promote mother-friendly maternity services.  To receive CIMS designation as "mother-friendly," a hospital, birth center, or home birth service must carry out these Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care.

· Dr Moz Doula Directory - Locate local doulas (both birth doulas and postpartum doulas), as well as midwives, and childbirth educators. 

· Mothering Media - A growing collection of audio and video offerings from Mothering Magazine. Sylvia especially recommends BIRTH, an amazing one-hour documentary about the practices and perceptions of birth in America. 
Click here to listen to an audio version of the first 20 minutes of the video which is available for purchase from Thin Air Media.  If the audio MP3 link does not play for you, try downloading a media player such as Quicktime.

· The Business of Being Born - DVD Trailer (2 min.) Available for rent from Netflix
Inspired by their own unique birth experiences, producer Ricki Lake and director Abby Epstein team up to provide mothers-to-be with insight into the options available when preparing for life's most special event. "It should be seen by every pregnant woman in America" (NY Daily News). 2007

· Links to organizations that promote normal birth
From the authors of Prepared Childbirth - The Family Way

· Homebirth in Holland - Maura Kikstra’s article on the traditional Dutch model of homebirth under the care of midwives.  Mothering Magazine (September/October 2007)

· Reducing Infant Mortality and Improving the Health of Babies: A 16 minute video shining the light on our unacceptable infant mortality rate in the United States.  DONA International is the Associate Producer for this important film.  DONA Founder, Phyllis Klaus, is featured as an expert along with many other wise and caring professionals, including Sarah Buckley and Marsden Wagner.  This high quality video from the makers of What Babies Want is designed not only to point out the flaws in the way we care for babies and families, but also to identify the keys to improved care and better birth outcomes (including an emphasis on skin to skin contact, bonding and breastfeeding). Sponsored in part by CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association).  Note: you are encouraged to download the video for free and share widely.

· Cesarean Birth Info - A list of Sylvia’s favorite sites on the subject of Cesarean births.

 

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