Midwifery and Childbirth Related Resources
Childbirth Educator Robin Elyse Weiss' Pregnancy, Reproduction Health Education Homepage:
http://www.childbirth.org
Legal Status of Midwifery - For a complete list of state-by-state legal analysis, go to: http://www.mana.org/statechart.html
CIMS (Coalition for Improving Maternity Services)
http://www.healthy.net/cims
Full Moon Childbirth Support Services Page on Wholistic Childbirth Education/Professional Labor Support/Midwifery
http://home.earthlink.net/~shehina/
Midwifery Organizations Throughout the U.S.
socalbirth.org/contacts.htm
Frontier Nursing Service
http://www.achiever.com/freehmpg/kynurses/fns.html
Vaginal Birth After Cesearean http://www.childbirth.org/section/VBACindex.html
Also see on-line newsgroup below under Fensende's lists.
Ina May Gaskin & The Farm:
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/mid.html
Waterbirth Information/Birthing Tub Rentals
Karil Daniel's Waterbirth Site
http://www.well.com/user/karil/
and
Waterbirth International's Website For information on waterbirthing, referrals to waterbirth practitioners, and birthing tub rentals.
Laura Sheerer Whitney's film, "BLESSING THE WAY" This 26-minute documentary by a childbirth educator/anthropologist, explores the role of ceremony and ritual as a way to nurture the expectant or new mother in preparation for childbirth or motherhood. It can be ordered on line at the Sage Mountain Films Website.
Laura Sheerer Whitney's Birth Photographycaptures the intensity and magnificence of women in labor.
Citizens For Midwifery
http://www.cfmidwifery.org
Midwives Alliance of North America (information on becoming a Certified Professional Midwife)
http://www.mana.org/howto.html
American College of Nurse-Midwives
http://www.acnm.org
Aspo-Lamaze Childbirth Education
http://www.aspo.org
The Bradley Method Childbirth Education
http://www.bradleybirth.com
International Childbirth Education Association
http://www.icea.org
Doulas of North America
http://www.dona.com
The Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators
PO Box 382724
Cambridge, MA 02238
617-441-2500
"Magical Begginings, Enchanted Lives" Childbirth Education
(Dr. Deepak Chopra's Childbirth Education Program)
7630 Fay Ave.
La Jolla, CA 92037
619-551-7788
BirthWorks Childbirth Education
42 Tallowood Dr.
Medford, NJ 08033
609-953-9380
Midwifery Today Magazine and "Paths to Midwifery" a book describing educational programs for midwifery study.
http://www.midwiferytoday.com
National Association of Postpartum Care Services
8910 299th Pl. SW
Edmonds, WA 98026
California Association of Midwives
http://www.wenet.net/~midwives/
What's Happening: Midwifery, Childbirth and Parenting-Related Events in Southern California
/currents/midwifery_events.htm
Suzanne Arms' Website: to order her new video "Birthing the Future"
http://www.birthingthefuture.com
Fensende's Birth-Related Newsgroups:
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