Birth Choices Information Sites
| 1 | Birth Choices UK Birth Choices UK is an information packed, interactive site which helps you to think through your options. |
| 2 | Birth International Birth International is based in Australia and provides support and resources for birth.
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| 3 | Childbirth Connection USA based, Childbirth Connection promotes safe, effective and satisfying evidence-based maternity care and is a voice for the needs and interests of childbearing families. |
| 4 | Having a Baby in WA Having a Baby in WA is a Department of Health site that lists your options. |
| 5 | Health Care in the Netherlands This Dutch site gives information about how birth is organised in the Netherlands, with many babies born at home. |
| 6 | Home Birth My Birth This WA site is for women planning a homebirth or a home waterbirth. It is a supportive and friendly cyber-community, with a team of birthing 'experts' to answer your birthing questions. |
| 7 | Home Birth Reference Site Information and opinions regarding homebirth, based on the UK Model of Care. |
| 8 | Homebirth - Lisa Barrett's blog Lisa Barrett's homebirth blog for women thinking of birthing at home contains news, comment, videos and photographs covering every aspect of homebirth. |
| 9 | My Best Birth A USA membership based social networking website for moms and moms-to-be created by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, filmmakers of documentary The Business of Being Born and authors of Your Best Birth. |
| 10 | Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond has information and support for pregnancy, birth and parenting. You will find information on midwifery care, pre-conception care, pregnancy, birth, waterbirth, homebirth, vaginal birth after caesarean, postnatal care and breastfeeding. |
| 11 | Pregnant in America Pregnant in America is a motivational, and inspirational documentary made by film maker Steve Buonagurio about the birth of his daughter Bella. Shocked by the greed of U.S. hospitals, insurance companies and medical organizations, Steve and his wife Mandy set out to create a natural home birth in a world where everything is anything but natural. The film is as much educational as it is entertaining and prepares expecting parents for their uncertain journey of being pregnant and having their baby. |
| 12 | Ralph Hickling's Book Dr Ralph Hickling is a British-qualified obstetrician and gynaecologist who practiced in Western Australia up until his retirement in 1996. He is the author of "Childbirth Today: too many caesars, not enough joy?" Order your copy from here. |
| 13 | Research on Birth Centres in Australia Research on Birth Centres in Australia. |
| 14 | The Business of Being Born Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency? |
| 15 | Thin Air Media - Birth Thin Air Media, producers of Birth, a one hour public radio documentary about the practices and perceptions of birth in America. |
| 16 | Waterbirth International Founded in 1988 to make waterbirth an available option for all women. |