The Peaceful Birth Project...
Peace on Earth Begins with Birth
Affirmations
Birth Trauma
Breastfeeding
Breech
Cephalo-Pelvic Disproportion (CPD) - Small Pelvis/Big Baby
Cesarean Awareness
Childbirth Ed
Circumcision
Conscious Birth
Conscious Conception
CranioSacral
Dads
Fertility
Homebirth Safety
Humanized Birth (Parto Humanizado)
Induction
Midwifery
Optimal Fetal Positioning
Other Resources
Parenting
Placenta Medicine
Twins
Decisions
VBAC
Humanized birth puts the woman in the center and in control, focuses on community based primary maternity care with midwives, nurses and doctors working together in harmony as equals, providing evidence based services.
Fish Can't See Water: The need to humanize birthby Marsden Wagner, MD, MSPH
"Humanizing birth means understanding that the woman giving birth is a human being, not a machine and not just a container for making babies. Showing women---half of all people---that they are inferior and inadequate by taking away their power to give birth is a tragedy for all society. On the other hand, respecting the woman as an important and valuable human being and making certain that the woman's experience while giving birth is fulfilling and empowering is not just a nice extra, it is absolutely essential as it makes the woman strong and therefore makes society strong." -Marsden Wagner, MD
Delayed Cord Clamping
Have you decided how to have your baby? The choice is yours! 10 Questions to Ask
Diez Preguntas Que Debes Hacer
SAFETY OF HOMEBIRTH
Milbank Report: Evidence-Based Maternity Care
The most comprehensive study to date of how maternity care is delivered and financed highlights examples of how care provided to mothers exposes them to avoidable harm and expense.
"Childbearing women need to understand that maternity care that is routinely available often is not in the best interest of themselves and their babies. Pregnant women have the right and responsibility to become informed and make wise choices — for example, their choice of caregiver, birth setting and specific procedures, drugs and tests. Becoming informed and taking responsibility can be a big task — and can have very big pay-offs." Childbirth Connection
Home Birth—Why It's Necessary By Ina May Gaskin, CPM
Chloë's Birth Story by Emma Kwasnica
Read Emma's story here. It includes information about placenta medicine and elimination communication.
Make This House a Home
Homebirth Montage
"The first intervention in birth that a healthy woman takes is when she walks out the front door of her home in labor. From that intervention all the others will follow." - Michael Rosenthal OB/Gyn
Consumer Reports
Back to Basics for Safer Childbirth - Too many doctors and hospitals are overusing high-tech procedures. This coverage is in response the Milbank report on Evidence-based Maternity Care.
Safety of Homebirth Study
A prospective study of over 5,000 planned homebirths in North America
Medical Literature on Homebirth Safety
Collection of reviews of homebirth studies
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS)
A coalition of organizations, professionals and advocates to promote a wellness model of maternity care
Gentle Birth
Resources supporting the safety of homebirth
Home Birth Reference Site
A fairly comprehensive site for people considering the option of home birth. Includes information related to informed consent, birth stories, and certain medical concerns
The Business of Being Born The Midwife on a Mission
Ruth Lubic is a midwife who is saving lives in one of Washington, D.C.’s poorest areas. D.C. infant mortality rate is double the USA average. In eight years and 800 babies, her DC Birth Center has never lost a baby in childbirth and they have cut the rate of premature births in half. They save the city around $1 million a year.
Florida Friends of Midwives
Local group supporting midwifery since 1989. Great blog.
Citizens for Midwifery
Resource to find a midwife and general midwifery information. Excellent links page.
Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
MANA's goal is to unify and strengthen the profession of midwifery, thereby improving the quality of health care for women, babies, and communities.
Midwifery Today
Articles for birth professionals and parents
"What would happen if women were taught to enjoy birth rather than endure it?' - Orgasmic Birth
Ecstatic Birth - nature’s hormonal blueprint for labor -Dr Sarah J Buckley
Orgasmic Birth.com
This lovely and talented woman sang through her surges, her husband played the guitar and their 7 year old daughter took the video. She gave birth to a 10 lb. boy.
Woman singing in labor at about 8cm dilated and 28 hours into labor. At around 34 hours, she had a healthy baby girl by un-medicated VBAC.
Birthing the Future
Suzanne Arms, author and birth activist.
Birth As We Know It
Website and DVD on the transformative power of birth.
Dr. Sarah J. Buckley
Australian doctor and homebirth mother of four. Author of Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering .
Mothering Magazine
Natural parenting magazine and website
Birth Psychology
Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH) - psychology of consciousness applied to pregnancy and birth
Childbirth Connection
Source for up-to-date evidence-based information
Henci Goer
Articles and information from the author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, a highly-acclaimed resource for parents and childbirth professionals. Goer is an acknowledged expert on evidence-based maternity care.
Teresa Robertson “Teresa is a real pioneer. I consider her work to be the obstetrics of the future, which involves connecting with your baby intuitively before it is born, working in partnership with the baby's consciousness. A big part of the beauty of her work is that it empowers women, helping them to reinforce their trust in their own inner wisdom.” - Christiane Northrup, MD
Spirit BabiesWalter Makichen's beautiful book and podcast.
Magical Beginnings For BabyDeirdre coaches women and couples around fertility and pregnancy.
Question CPD (Cephalo-Pelvic Disproportion) Cephalo-Pelvic Disproportion (CPD) CPD is the medical diagnosis used when a baby's head is said to be too big to fit through the mother's pelvis. ICAN's well researched article talks about pelvimetry, CPD myths, and provides suggestions to lower the risk for a CPD diagnosis.
Pelvises I Have Known and Loved An inspiring and thought provoking article from Gloria Lemay, a private birth attendant and teacher from Canada.
What if I have a tiny pelvis? More on the size issue with some very good links.
Anatomy of the Pelvis Getting a clear mental picture of how your body is engineered can help dissipate misconceptions.
Spinning Babies Blog
How to do an inversion video
Spinning Babies
Step by step approach to optimal fetal positioning - relaxation, gravity and movement.
Occiput Posterior - OP - Spinning Babies
The posterior baby, or occiput posterior fetal position, is when the back of baby's head is towards the mother's back.
Gentle Birth
Information, research and links about breech babies
Get Your Baby Lined Up! Optimum Foetal Positioning
Rotational PositioningTM
Suboptimal Fetal Positions -lots of links
Posterior Labor: A Pain in the Back by Valerie El Halta
What About Uterine Scar Ruptures? VABCFacts.com VBAC.com International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) Annabelle's Birth Story: HVBAC after a vertical incision Cesarean and VBAC Quotes, Letters and Wisdom Journey to Homebirth After 3 Cesareans VBAC after multiple cesareansHVBAC Journey to VBACTwin HBAC Prevent Cesarean Surgery International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) Nonprofit organization working to lower the rate of unnecessary cesareans, support vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), and encourage positive birthing through education and advocacy. Join a local group here .
Cesarean Alert Initiative Advocacy and information from the Childbirth Connection
The Unnecesarean.com Fantastic site for birth activism, birth stories and VBAC support. Ways to avoid an Unnecesarean.
BirthCutPowerful and beautiful site by a cesarean mother. This is her story. A cascade of intervetions that began with an induction.
BIRTH TRAUMA AND PTSD (POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER) RESULTS: Four themes emerged that described the essence of women's experiences of birth trauma: To care for me: Was that too much to ask? To communicate with me: Why was this neglected? To provide safe care: You betrayed my trust and I felt powerless, and the end justifies the means: At whose expense? At what price? CONCLUSIONS: Birth trauma lies in the eye of the beholder. Mothers perceived that their traumatic births often were viewed as routine by clinicians. 800.944.4PPD (4773) - PSI’s toll-free HelpLine, in English and Spanish, serves over 100 callers a month, and rapidly refer callers to appropriate local resources including emergency services.
Study: Birth trauma lies in the eye of the beholder.
Understanding Childbirth Trauma (PDF)
Medicalized birth with its cascade of interventions can be a terrifying experience for many women leaving deep emotional scars.
Kellymom
Information and treatment including natural remedies and advice for breastfeeding moms. Postpartum Depression: Self-Assessment (print a PDF here) Take this self-assessment quiz to find out if you need additional help. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)
Postpartum Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder information and support
Birth Trauma: Stress Disorder Afflicts Moms
Study Suggests That PTSD May Be More Common Than Previously Believed
Extreme medical interventions can leave a mother severely stressed -- especially if she feels powerless or mistreated by health providers. Postpartum Support International (PSI) Founded in 1987 to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum.
Solace for Mothers Support, education, "warm line" for women who have experienced a challenging childbirth.
Emotional Freedom Technique
EFT for the childbearing year
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder After Childbirth
Good tools including a self-assessment created by Penny Simkin and Yahoo group.
Trauma and Birth Stress (TABS)
A New Zealand site for childbirth-related PTSD
The Postpartum Stress Center
Self-help Ideas
Blood Magic. (or, the amazing healing properties of the placenta to uplift depression.) The Other Side of the Glass is a moving documentary in progress featuring interviews with fathers, scientists, and birth professionals.The Seven Secrets of Being a Homebirth Dad
Humorous and moving article from a homebirth dad in the UK. You can access the page Fathers and Homebirth at the end of the article.
What Babies WantAmazing award winning documentary on the consciousness of babies and the importance of prenatal parenting and peaceful birth.
Homebirth Dads - The Dad Perspective on HomebirthDVD introducing dads/partners to homebirth, by dads for dads.
Postpartum DadsThis is an outreach project to help dads and families. It also provides help for depressed dads.
Postpartum Men
Helping Men Beat the Baby Blues and Overcome Depression. There is a self assessement tool here for men.
Laboring under an Illusion -"To understand what it's really like to have a baby, we have to debunk the silly and scary images served up by the profit-driven media. In reality, birth is hard work, sometimes simple, sometimes complicated, but always miraculous and unforgettable." The Pink Kit Method Independent Childbirth The Birth Facts Lamaze Institute for Normal Birth Birth Works Birthing From Within Hypnobabies HypnoBirthing The Bradley Method
Monty Python
FDA Alert - Misoprostol (marketed as Cytotec)"There can be serious side effects, including a torn uterus (womb), when misoprostol is used for labor and delivery." - Federal Drug Administration Risks of Use in Labor and Delivery Alert.
Cytotec: A drug created for the treatment of stomach ulcers by Searle. Used off-label to induce labor by ripening the cervix. Also used as a component in RU486 (the "abortion drug"). Though it is not approved by the FDA for inducing labor, Cytotec has become the "standard of care" for inducing labor.
The Tatia Oden French Foundation The Foundation is presently focusing on the issues of informed consent, the off-label use of drugs, specifically Cytotec, also known as Misoprostol, and maternal mortality. Please read and sign the Cytotec Petition to the FDA.
Babies Come On Their Birthdays Natural Parenting Forum's tips for ten months mamas.
Breast Crawl More evidence of the wisdom of Nature
Kellymom Developed by a mom this site has been providing evidence-based breastfeeding and parenting information for over 10 years.
The Breastfeeding Salon"Conscious Breastfeeding approach system which optimizes the breastfeeding experience for modern mamas".
Dr. Jack Newman Video clips, handouts and tons of breastfeeding information.
Best Beginnings Great breastfeeding videos
UNDERSTANDING CIRCUMCISION AND PROTECTING YOUR INTACT SON
www.CircumcisionDecisionMaker.com - Avoid an Infant Circumcision Mistake Is it traumatic for babies to be circumcised? www.nocirc.org National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers DOCTORS OPPOSING CIRCUMCISION (D.O.C.) Physicians for Genital Integrity
www.IntactAmerica.org CUT: Slicing Through the Myths of CircumcisionDocumentary on male circumcision by Jewish filmmaker Eli Ungar-Sargon.
Uncircumcised versus Circumcised Baby CareDr. Bob Sears
As Nature Intended Circumcision: What I Wish I'd Known By Marilyn Fayre Milos, mother and founder of the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC).
Peaceful Parenting blog - circumcision archives Jewish scholar Miriam Pollack speaks frankly about her experiences and studies on circumcision. Babies Vocalize Their Position on Non-Consensual Amputation National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC)Founded in 1982, is the oldest and largest consumer organization advocating the institution of vaccine safety and informed consent protections in the mass vaccination system.
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
National program that monitors the safety of vaccines after they are licensed. VAERS is managed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
AskDrSears.com
The Vaccine Book - Making the Right Decision for Your Child -alternative vaccine schedule and more.
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA)
Vaccination research
Vaccination Liberation (VacLib.org)
Exemption forms and information
CranioSacral Therapy in the Midwifery Model of Care by Kara Maia Spencer in Midwifery Today. Craniosacral Therapy and Breastfeeding: When Can It Help CranioSacral Therapy and the Central Nervous System an interview with Dr. John Upledger
The Upledger Institute 
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