I have grouped these sites into categories to help you to find what you are looking for, but there is a great deal of overlap, so I recommend you diversify to find what you need.
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The Association of Radical Midwives - Pioneers of Women Centred Midwifery - Great resource for Student Midwives, Midwives and anyone interested in childbirth. |
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The National Childbirth Trust - Provide trained breast feeding counsellors, and a wealth of useful information if you are pregnant. |
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Sheila Kitzinger's Home Page - Fascinating insights into the cultural aspects of birth, the value of homebirth and also drawing attention to issues such as pregnant women in prison. |
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Is Hospital Birth Better? - A personal view of medicalised childbirth - Makes you think! |
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Water Birth
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All About Waterbirth and Water Babies: The Water Birth Website - This is a US site, but you can place orders internationally. Personally I love the Birth stories they are inspiring. |
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Waterbirth International - Check out Why Waterbirth? - Great pictures makes birth look easy! |
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Birth Centres
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The Birth Centre - London - The future of Midwifery I hope! Caroline Flint is my heroine, this site contains an archive of all her essays and other useful midwifery stuff. |
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Edgwear Birth Centre - Middlesex - NHS run birth centre, providing midwifery led care for low risk women. Take a look. |
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USA Birth Centre Directory - Looking for a birth centre in the US, look no further. |
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Home Birth
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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. |
Midwifery
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Student Midwives Sanctuary - Great resources for student midwives and wanna be student midwives. |
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A Short History of Midwifery - In case you ever wondered... |
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Midwives Online - Great links and bookshop. |
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Midirs Midwifery Digest - The definitive midwifery database. You need literature? Find it here. |
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Alternative Therapies
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Acupressure techniques for use during labour - Simple techniques, and hey anything is worth a try. Let me know if it works for you. |
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Aromatherapy for Pregnancy - I recommend Lavender as a cure oil for pregnancy, use all oils with caution. Take advice as to what oils are suitable for pregnancy. |
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