Birthing information

[mamafelix]

Following on from the discussions on c/s and VBAC's in other threads, I thought some people might be interested in the following set of links.

This is a huge list of web based resources to do with VBAC (vaginal birth after cesaerian), but also covering the recovery of a traumatic birth (of any form, not just C/S). Also some general birth references, including 'how to prepare for a good c/s' as well as a lot on natural birth.

Have a skim and see if there's anything for you!

[mamafelix]

Hospitals & Midwives
http://www.socalbirth.org/resource/question.htm - Questions to Ask Possible Birth Attendant

Websites on the Safety of VBAC:

http://www.parentsplace.com/expert/...40547-1,00.html - A closer look at the 2002 JAMA study
http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/epcsums/vbacsum.htm
http://www.childbirth.org/section/resVBAC.html
http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/vbac/4studies.htm - Summary of the 4 largest VBAC/Cesarean Studies
http://www.vbac.com/uterine.html - Info on uterine rupture

After the Cesarean:

http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/...tercesarean.htm - Nursing after a cesarean
http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/...th%20Experience - Emotional Recovery from a Cesarean
http://birthrites.edsite.com.au/ - Birthrites - Healing After A Cesarean
http://www.ican-online.org/about/chapters.php - ICAN chapters around the USA

General Info. About Cesareans and VBACs:

www.VBAC.com (http://www.VBAC.com)
http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/icanvbac.html - Midwives Archives (ICAN/VBAC/CSEC)
www.ican-online.org (http://www.ican-online.org) - Int'l Cesarean Awareness Network
www.midwiferytoday.com (http://www.midwiferytoday.com)
www.birthlove.com/free/safe.html (http://www.birthlove.com/free/safe.html) - Birthlove - VBAC is Safe!
www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/ (http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/)
http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/..._after_2_cs.htm - VBAC after 2 or more cesareans

Planning Your VBAC:

http://www.motherstuff.com/html/midwife-cesarean.html - cesarean info in the interest of prevention
http://www.naturalchildbirth.org/na.../exercise01.htm - uterine exercise for a thin uterus
http://members.aol.com/MthrluvOK/labortim.html - Pain in Labor Doesnt Have to be Intolerable
http://www.midwifeinfo.com/topic-epidurals.php - Risks of Epidurals
www.unhinderedliving.com/childbirth.html (http://www.unhinderedliving.com/childbirth.html) - Online Childbirth Class
http://www.vbac.com/benefits/whyconsider.html - Why Consider A VBAC?
www.childbirth.org/section/VBAC.html (http://www.childbirth.org/section/VBAC.html) - VBAC checklist
http://www.ican-online.org/resource...c_checklist.htm - another checklist from ICAN
http://www.ican-online.org/resource...c_checklist.htm - Things You Can Do to Avoid an Unnecessary Cesarean
http://www.ican-online.org/resource...s/wp_pharma.htm - VBAC and Induction: Help or Hindrance?
http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/...svbacindex.html - Cesarean and VBAC FAQ
http://www.naturalchildbirth.org/na.../prebirth09.htm - Preventing A Herpes Flareup
http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/herpes.html - more about herpes and birth
http://www.naturalchildbirth.org/na...bor/labor03.htm - Perineal Tear Prevention
http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives...Protection.html - Avoiding Tears
http://midwifeinfo.com/topic-episiotomy.php - Get through Childbirth In One Piece!
http://www.ican-online.org/resource.../wp_pushing.htm - Pushing positions
http://www.homebirth.org.uk/ofp.htm - Optimal Fetal Positioning
www.spinningbabies.com (http://www.spinningbabies.com) - Correcting your babies position
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HBAC/ - email support list for homebirth after cesarean

Random Articles:

http://www.mothering.com/11-0-0/htm...rtality89.shtml - Infant Mortality, VBAC and Cesarean Rates
http://www.mothering.com/11-0-0/htm...-4-vbac89.shtml - VBAC: Primer For Success
http://www.maternitywise.org/listeningtomothers/ - Listening to Mothers Survey
http://www.aimsusa.org/CareInNormalBirth.htm - Care In Normal Birth
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/artic...mer.asp?q=herb* - A VBAC Primer: Technical Issues For Midwives
http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/csgood.htm - Planning A Good Cesarean
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990501ap/2487.html - Interpretation of the Electronic Fetal Heart Rate During Labor
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/artic...information.asp - Assault on Normal Birth-the OB Disinformation Campaign
http://www.ican-online.org/resource...electivecs2.htm - Elective Cesarean is Riskier than VBAC for Moms and Babies

http://www.hencigoer.com/articles/vbac/
Research based article from Henci Goer that is a rebutal to OB's and hospitals that would deny women VBAC's.




www.acegraphics.com.au/index.html (http://www.acegraphics.com.au/index.html)
ACE – Associates in Childbirth Education.


Water birth

www.waterbirth.org (http://www.waterbirth.org)
International waterbirth site

http://www.waterbirthinfo.com/
Videos and information on water birth in home, hospital and birth centres.

Support and Advocacy and Recovery
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http://www.maternitycoalition.org.au/default.html (http://www.joyousbirth.org)
Australian information and advocacy for mums and babies in the health care system plus links to groups all over Australia.

www.birthrites.org (http://www.birthrites.org)
Australian. Loads of useful links. Includes info on recovering from traumatic birth. Very empowering. Encouraging of a consumer-type attitude to your health care.

[URL]http://www.cfmidwifery.org/
A US community site organised around improving women’s access to midwifery.

http://www.victoriousbirth.com/index.html
Cesarean and Traumatic Birth Support ~A site for women who want to truly heal spiritually and emotionally after a difficult birth experience

http://www.eheart.com/cesarean/index.html
A site by, for and about those born by c-sec.

http://www.postpartum.net/
International site on postnatal depression also known as postpartum depression.

http://www.tabs.org.nz/
New Zealand site on traumatic birth and recovery – PTSD and PND.

www.egroups.com/community/HBAC (http://www.egroups.com/community/HBAC)
Online support for home birth after caeserean birth

http://www.sheilakitzinger.com/Birth%20Crisis.htm
Kitzinger on birth trauma.

http://www.birthlove.com/petition/womens_rights.html
Petition and declaration on the rights of birthing women.

http://www.birthlove.com/
A US site devoted to improving women’s experience in birth. Excellent for birth trauma.

http://www.yoni.com/healerf/templedoor.shtml
Healing the Temple Door – a guided meditation on healing from rape which can also be excellently employed in recovering from birth trauma.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/joyousbirth/
support group for women who have had traumatic birth experiences. run by
Janet Fraser

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http://www.birthingbetter.com
The Pink Kit - vital to VBACers!

http://www.geocities.com/momcare/birth_ball.htm
Explains using a birth ball during pg and labour. Great info.

http://www.clininfo.health.nsw.gov....e/polpro10.html
John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia – an example of typical protocols and procedures for labouring women in a hospital setting. A good introduction into exactly what various procedures in the hospital system entail. These are instructions for staff on how to perform vaginal examinations, amniotomy etc. Includes how consent is sought from the woman.

www.bonni.net/birth/index.html (http://www.bonni.net/birth/index.html)
This site is a collection of the thoughts, research, experiences, and opinions of the owner of this domain. It is not especially "radical" or "alternative", but it does definitely tend toward the belief that childbirth is a natural, normal physiological process and that medical interventions, while sometimes necessary, should be kept to a minimum where childbirth is concerned.

www.activebirthcentre.com (http://www.activebirthcentre.com)
The Active Birth Centre, UK, the body knows best how to birth.

http://www.horns.freeserve.co.uk/ourhome.htm
An excellent discussion of Optimal Foetal Positioning. More absolutely vital information.

Research tools – be a truly informed consumer

http://www.maternitycoalition.org.a...es/choices.html
Choices for Childbirth link. An independent information group supporting women & their partners to make informed choices about the birth of their babies. Contact Di for more information or for bookings email diddles@aardvark.net.au Melbourne, Australia

http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/
European Midwives site. Stories, research and links from all over the world.. They advocate a woman-centred, evidence-based approach to birth.

www.freespace.virgin.net/home.birth/plan.htm (http://www.freespace.virgin.net/home.birth/plan.htm)
Homebirth web site UK – written by an Australian woman. Very good practical info plus references.

http://www.maternitywise.org/mw/top...g/evidence.html
Information on choosing a birth setting. US but internationally applicable information and studies.

http://www.acegraphics.com.au/articles/maggie01.html
Maggie Banks on reclaiming midwifery.

http://www.birthinternational.com.au/
Provides support and resources for midwives, childbirth educators and expectant parents.

http://www.birthingalternatives.com/
Information, resources and support for empowering child birth. A site for parents and alternative birth professionals. Links to Ina May Gaskin’s work.

http://www.birthingthefuture.com/
If we want to create a less violent world, we must begin with the "primal period"

http://www.midwiferytoday.com/
Professional journal – the heart and science of midwifery. International links to articles, conferences, education. Unmissable!

http://www.communitymidwifery.iinet.net.au/
Community midwifery programme Fremantle, Western Australia.

www.leeds.ac.uk/miru/miriad/home.htm (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/miru/miriad/home.htm)
Midwifery research database. United Kingdom but applicable internationally.

www.cochrane.org.au (http://www.cochrane.org.au)
Cochrane database of research. The Centre aims to promote the equitable provision of effective health care in Australasia by facilitating the preparation and maintenance of systematic reviews and their dissemination and application to influence service provision and clinical practice.

www.bmj.com (http://www.bmj.com)
British medical journal. Free electronic subscription to your choice of articles.

www.capersbookstore.com.au (http://www.capersbookstore.com.au)
Books for parents, midwives, doulas, birth attendants on health, birth and related topics. Also an online forum.

www.aims.org.uk (http://www.aims.org.uk)
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services... at the forefront of the childbirth movement for more than forty years. Working towards normal birth, providing independent support and information about maternity choices and raising awareness of current research on childbirth and related issues. Database of articles on all aspects of pregnancy and birth.

www.maternitywise.org (http://www.maternitywise.org)
Maternity Wise is the US Maternity Centre Association's long-term national program to promote evidence-based maternity care. "Evidence-based maternity care" means using the best research about the safety and effectiveness of specific tests, treatments, and other interventions to help guide maternity care decisions.

www.childbirth.org/section/ICAN.html (http://www.childbirth.org/section/ICAN.html)
International Cesarean Awareness Network & VBAC Information This is a collection of fact sheets and information put out by the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) and other sources. Information includes how to prevent an unnecessary cesarean, Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), how to find resources in your community, information about ICAN, and how to become a part of ICAN.

Birth educators and activists and midwives[/URL]

http://www.freestone.org/ (http://www.joyousbirth.org)
Jeannine Parvati Baker and Family invites you to know conscious and healthy parenting as a spiritual path. This web site explores and affirms the value of Conscious Conception, Prenatal Yoga, Free Birth, Gentle Parenting, Home Education, Lotus Birth, Home Business, Herbal Health, Gender Balance, Eco-Activism, EarthBirth and much more.

[URL]http://www.glorialemay.com/
Childbirth educator and activist.

http://www.hencigoer.com/
Ditto.

http://www.inamay.com/
Ina May Gaskin – writer, activist, innovator, midwife.

http://www.childbirthinternational.com/
International links to training for doulas and birth educators.

www.sheilakitzinger.com (http://www.sheilakitzinger.com)
Pioneering and influential birth information.

www.wonderfulbirth.com (http://www.wonderfulbirth.com)
Lina's Clerke’s site – Melbourne birth educator.

http://www.pregnancy.com.au/index2.htm
Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond web site run by independent midwife, Jane Palmer. Loads of great pregnancy info and links.

http://www.womenofspirit.asn.au/sarahjbuckley.html#top
Essays by Sarah Buckley, pro-natural birth and parenting doctor in Brisbane.

http://www.birthworks.org/
Michel Odent’s site.

http://www.breastandbelly.com/index.html
Natural Pg and Birth site

http://www.lamaze-childbirth.com/
Gentle birth information.

http://www.maternitycoalition.org.au/mippslist.html
Midwives in Private Practice – Melbourne, Australia

http://www.birth-sex.com/
Exploring the sacred feminine with Elizabeth Davis.

http://www.birthingwisdom.com.au/home.html
Rhea Dempsey, birth educator and attendant. Melbourne, Australia

www.activebirthcentre.com (http://www.activebirthcentre.com)
Janet Balaska’s active birth site.

[mamafelix]

Just bumping this thread up again.

[bubbalove]

Thanks mamafelix, there is lots of good reading there!

[becca74]

thought I'd bump this up for mammas looking for vbac info....

[nats]

bumpety bump for mumofKeiren :D

[mumofKieran]

Wow, have I got some serious bedtime reading to do!!! Thanks heaps :thumbsup:

[monkeytoes]

Fantastic thread. Thanx!

[SassyMummy]

Maybe this should be a sticky! :)

[~Emmylou~]

Maybe this should be a sticky! :)

I agree that is a fantastic list! I'm still going through it all and there's some great stuff! :yelclap:

[Melsin]

This really save a lot of time from surfing.

cheers.:yelclap:

[rosewinslet410]

This is the hike time of your pregnancy to take proper care of yourself. There has so many diet chart which has to follow by the upcoming mothers and must start to pick the baby boy or baby girl names.


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