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• Choosing a supportive care provider.

• Choosing a supportive birth place.

• Midwives I know and Recommend

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• Circumcision

• Breastfeeding

• Newborns and Sleep

• Babywearing

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Independent Childbirth Educators around the world.

General Pregnancy & Birth Links

• "Hypnosis for Childbirth: Is it for you?"

• Hypnobabies® LIVE Internet Radio Show

• www.SpinningBabies.com (info on optimal fetal positioning)

• Dr. Sears' Pregnancy and Childbirth Index

• www.Hypnobabies.com

• Mothering Magazine's Pregnancy Index

• Natural Twin Waterbirth in a Birth Center

• www.GentleBirth.org

• Waterbirth

• Epidural Consent Form  

• Gentlebirth.org's Index on Homebirth Safety

• Brewer Diet (pregnancy nutrition)

Doula Links

• Utah Doula Association

• Doulas of North America Consumer Information

Birth Psychology Resources

• www.BirthPsychology.com

• Birth & Prenatal Trauma specialist Barbara Fendeisen, M.F.T. "Killing Our Children"

• Dr. Raymond Castellino's family clinic for Building and Enhancing Bonding and Attachment

Post-Birth Links

• Circumcision

• "Late vs Early Clamping of the Umbilical Cord in Full-term Neonates" (JAMA abstract)

• "Cord Blood – Why Delaying Cord Clamping Benefits Your Baby"

• Cloth diapering information: www.diaperpin.com.

Parenting & Breastfeeding

• www.KellyMom.com A general information website about all things relating to breastfeeding, sleep, and parenting.

• Gentle Parenting and No-Cry Sleep advice from Elizabeth Pantley

• La Leche League

• Dr. Sears' Breastfeeding Index

Stores and Resource Listings

• BirthSource.com 

• Natural Childbirth Network

• Doula Network

• Doula World

• Independent Childbirth Educators around the world.

• uscity.net Directory

• Welcome Baby - Your Place For Unique And Personal Gifts To Welcome Your New Little One
  http://www.WelcomeBaby.com

Articles to Read

• The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth online!

• "Burgers and Birth: Can You Have It Your Way?" by Laura Lund

• The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth online!

• "Is Home Birth Safe?" by Henci Goer

• "The Childbearing Year: Making Informed Decisions" by Henci Goer

• Hypnobabies® founder Kerry Tuschhoff's article "What is hypnosis for childbirth and DOES IT WORK?

• "The Case Against Circumcision" by Dr. Paul Fleiss

Favorite Birth & Parenting Websites

• Mothering

• Gentle Birth

• Spinning Babies

Favorite Birth Books

• Dick-Read, Grantly Childbirth without Fear

• Gaskin, Ina May Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

• Goer, Henci The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth

• Harper, Barbara Gentle Birth Choices

• Sears, William and Martha The Birth Book

• Wildner, Kim Mother's Intention