Home Birth
Home Birth Resources
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AIMS - Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Homepage - Dedicated to helping you to make an informed choice and then to get the birth you want. Provide sample letters and information on what to do if you are refused a home birth.
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Independent Midwives in the UK - Thought about getting an Independent Midwife? Take a look.
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Birth Choice UK Loads of useful information on where to have your baby, including statistics on maternity units and research on home birth.
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Home Birth Reference Site This is the most practical site for home birth there is. All kinds of advice to help you achieve the perfect home birth. An excellent resource for midwives and students also, with plenty of research and tips.
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See the MIDIRS Informed Choice Leaflets on place of birth MIDIRS Informed Choice Leaflets
Home Birth References
Allison J ( 1996) Delivered at Home, Chapman and Hall
Cronk M & Flint C (1989) Community Midwifery: A Practical Guide, Butterworth Heinemann
Davies J (1997) `The midwife in the Northern region's 1993 homebirth study', British Journal of Midwifery, 5:4 219-224.
Davies J Hey E Reid W & Young G (1996) `Prospective regional study of planned homebirths', British Medical Journal, 313:1302-6
Department of Health (1993) Changing Childbirth, Report of the Expert Maternity Group, HMSO, London
Flint C (1986) Sensitive Midwifery, Butterworth Heinemann
Ford C Iliffe S & Franklin O (1991) `Outcome of planned home births in an inner city practice', British Medical Journal, 303:1517-19
Fordham S (1997) `Women's views of the place of confinement', British Journal of General Practice, 47, 77-81.
Gibb D (1996) `A personal view of homebirth', British Journal of Midwifery, 4, l0, 551-552.
Johnson M Haddad S Smith J Walker J and Wong A (1992). `Women prefer hospital births', British Medical Journal, 305, 255
Jones O and Smith S (1996) `Choosing the place of birth', British Journal of Midwifery, 4, 3, 140-143.
Kitzinger S (1991). Homebirth and other alternatives to hospital, Dorling Kindersley, London
Kitzinger S (2001) Birth your way
Knight G (1999) A student Midwife's impression of homebirth Midwifery Matters 81
Leap N & Hunter B (1993) The Midwife's Tale, Scarlet Press
Ogden J, Shaw A and Zander L (1997a) `Deciding on a homebirth: help and hindrances', British Journal of Midwifery, 5, 4, 212-15.
Ogden J, Shaw A and Zander L (1997b) `A decision with a lasting effect', British Journal of Midwifery, 5, 4, 216-218.
Ogden J Shaw A and Zander L ( 1997c) `Women's memories of homebirth 3-5 years on', British Journal of Midwifery, 5, 4, 208-211.
Page L (1995) Effective Group Practice in Midwifery. Working with Women, Blackwell Science, London.
Robinson J (1997) `Home birth disasters', British Journal of Midwifery, 5, 2, 114.
Smith L (1996) `Beliefs about the midwife's role in home and hospital deliveries', British Journal of Midwifery, 4, 3, 135-140.
Tew M ( 1990) Safer Childbirth? A Critical History of Maternity Care, Chapman & Hall, London.
Wraight A (1997) `Home births: A report of the 1994 Confidential Enquiry by the National Birthday Trust', Midwives, l10, l3l2, 104-6
