Videos that beautifully illustrate the essential role of a doula:
http://www.vimeo.com/17166340
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvmB96cRnaU
Do you want to become a doula? There are several wonderful doula training programs out there. To find out more visit:
www.doulatrainingguide.com
Birth Information and Support
www.evidencebasedbirth.com
www.motherfriendly.org
www.transitiontoparenthood.com
www.waterbirth.org
www.birthingnaturally.net
www.vbac.com
www.pregnancyandbaby.com
www.sarahjbuckley.com/index.html
www.drmomma.org
www.happyhealthychild.com
Breastfeeding Information and Support
www.kellymom.com
www.breastfeeding.com
www.llli.org
Recommended Readings
Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
Birth Matters by Ina May Gaskin (or any other book by this author)
Any book by Dr. Miche Odent
Sleep and baby's needs
https://cosleeping.nd.edu/ https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNaturePage/videos/1252517954880460/
https://kellymom.com/bf/normal/comfortnursing/
https://www.rcm.org.uk/news-views-and-analysis/analysis/a-binding-issue
Recommended Documentaries and Education Series
The Business of Being Born
What Babies Want
Orgasmic Birth
Birth into Being
MicroBirth
www.happyhealthychild.com
Some Things to Consider When Thinking About:
VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean)
http://vbacfacts.com/13-myths-about-vbac/
www.vbac.com
http://www.ican-online.org/
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/vbacuptp.htm
http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/images/vbac/vbac_statement.pdf
http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/vbac.htm
Cesarean Section
http://evidencebasedbirth.com/vbac/
http://www.ican-online.org/
www.associatedcontent.com/article/293272/risks_of_elective_csection_what_you_pg3.html?cat=25
Circumcision
www.intactamerica.org
www.thewholenetwork.org
www.circumcisiondecisionmaker.com
Induction
http://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-inducing-labor-for-going-past-your-due-date/
http://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-induction-or-c-section-for-big-baby/
www.associatedcontent.com/article/109908/what_you_should_know_risks_of_labor.html?cat=52
www.associatedcontent.com/article/322231/labor_induction_inducing_risk.html?cat=52
Birth and Common Interventions
https://www.verywell.com/pregnancy-4014665
http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/subjects.php?subject=bi
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10182
http://childbirth.amuchbetterway.com/risks-of-childbirth-interventions/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595040/
http://www.sarahjbuckley.com/articles/ultrasound-scans.htm
http://curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=83&db=1&C0=1
Drug interactions and pregnancy
https://www.drugwatch.com/women/pregnancy/
Your Rights and Informed Consent
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/336692/10_things_you_your_prenatal_care_provider_pg2.html?cat=25
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/50580/free_your_mind_the_language_and_mindset.html?cat=25
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/408422/the_real_deal_what_to_expect_in_birth.html?cat=52
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/359235/know_your_rights_and_the_routine_hospital.html?cat=52
Sleep and baby's needs
https://cosleeping.nd.edu/ https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNaturePage/videos/1252517954880460/
https://kellymom.com/bf/normal/comfortnursing/
https://www.rcm.org.uk/news-views-and-analysis/analysis/a-binding-issue
Recommended Documentaries and Education Series
The Business of Being Born
What Babies Want
Orgasmic Birth
Birth into Being
MicroBirth
www.happyhealthychild.com
Some Things to Consider When Thinking About:
VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean)
http://vbacfacts.com/13-myths-about-vbac/
www.vbac.com
http://www.ican-online.org/
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/vbacuptp.htm
http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/images/vbac/vbac_statement.pdf
http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/vbac.htm
Cesarean Section
http://evidencebasedbirth.com/vbac/
http://www.ican-online.org/
www.associatedcontent.com/article/293272/risks_of_elective_csection_what_you_pg3.html?cat=25
Circumcision
www.intactamerica.org
www.thewholenetwork.org
www.circumcisiondecisionmaker.com
Induction
http://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-inducing-labor-for-going-past-your-due-date/
http://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-induction-or-c-section-for-big-baby/
www.associatedcontent.com/article/109908/what_you_should_know_risks_of_labor.html?cat=52
www.associatedcontent.com/article/322231/labor_induction_inducing_risk.html?cat=52
Birth and Common Interventions
https://www.verywell.com/pregnancy-4014665
http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/subjects.php?subject=bi
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10182
http://childbirth.amuchbetterway.com/risks-of-childbirth-interventions/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595040/
http://www.sarahjbuckley.com/articles/ultrasound-scans.htm
http://curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=83&db=1&C0=1
Drug interactions and pregnancy
https://www.drugwatch.com/women/pregnancy/
Your Rights and Informed Consent
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/336692/10_things_you_your_prenatal_care_provider_pg2.html?cat=25
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/50580/free_your_mind_the_language_and_mindset.html?cat=25
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/408422/the_real_deal_what_to_expect_in_birth.html?cat=52
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/359235/know_your_rights_and_the_routine_hospital.html?cat=52