Supplemental Reading
Research and Reports
Childbirth Connection's Evidence-Based Maternity Care Resource Directory: Includes information on evidenced-based practices, critical appraisal of research, Cochrane reviews, and how to search for and find evidence on topics of interest.
CIMS (Coalition for Improving Maternity Services): The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative
Outcomes of care in birth centers. The National Birth Center Study.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women’s Health and the General Services Administration’s Federal Citizen Information Center have created the free Breastfeeding Resources Action Kithttp://promotions.usa.gov/breastfeeding.html
Citizens for Midwifery: What Does Good Maternity Care Look Like? Handout including three models of care side-by-side: The Midwives' Model of Care, The Ten Steps to Mother-Friendly Care, and Six Care Practices that Support Normal Birth
Milbank Report: Evidence-Based Maternity Care, 2008
NIH Consensus Development Conference on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Final Report, March 2010
Amnesty International: Deadly delivery: The maternal health care crisis in the USA
"Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America." Kenneth C Johnson, senior epidemiologist, Betty-Anne Daviss, project manager. BMJ 2005;330:1416 (18 June)
CIMS (Coalition for Improving Maternity Services): The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative
Outcomes of care in birth centers. The National Birth Center Study.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women’s Health and the General Services Administration’s Federal Citizen Information Center have created the free Breastfeeding Resources Action Kithttp://promotions.usa.gov/breastfeeding.html
Citizens for Midwifery: What Does Good Maternity Care Look Like? Handout including three models of care side-by-side: The Midwives' Model of Care, The Ten Steps to Mother-Friendly Care, and Six Care Practices that Support Normal Birth
Milbank Report: Evidence-Based Maternity Care, 2008
NIH Consensus Development Conference on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Final Report, March 2010
Amnesty International: Deadly delivery: The maternal health care crisis in the USA
"Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America." Kenneth C Johnson, senior epidemiologist, Betty-Anne Daviss, project manager. BMJ 2005;330:1416 (18 June)
Books
The Birth Partner - Penny Simkin
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn - Penny Simkin
Birthing from Within - Pam England
Pushed - Jennifer Block
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born - Tina Cassidy
Deliver This - Marisa Cohen
Taking Charge of Your Fertility - Tori Weschler
Our Bodies, Ourselves; and Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth - Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Baby Catcher - Peggy Vincent
Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth - Henci Goer
Gentle Birth Choices - Barbara Harper
Birth Without Violence- Frederick Leboyer
Homebirth-Shiela Kitzenger
Birth Reborn- Michel Odent
Nurturing Your Unborn Child - Thomas Verny and Pamela Weintraub
See this great list of recommended books from Childbirth Connection.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn - Penny Simkin
Birthing from Within - Pam England
Pushed - Jennifer Block
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born - Tina Cassidy
Deliver This - Marisa Cohen
Taking Charge of Your Fertility - Tori Weschler
Our Bodies, Ourselves; and Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth - Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Baby Catcher - Peggy Vincent
Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth - Henci Goer
Gentle Birth Choices - Barbara Harper
Birth Without Violence- Frederick Leboyer
Homebirth-Shiela Kitzenger
Birth Reborn- Michel Odent
Nurturing Your Unborn Child - Thomas Verny and Pamela Weintraub
See this great list of recommended books from Childbirth Connection.
Websites
Childbirth Connection - Helping Women and Health Professionals Make Informed Maternity Care Decisions
Evidence-Based Birth
Maryland Homebirth Information
International Cesarean Awareness Network
American Pregnancy Association
RH Reality Check's Maternity and Birthing Page
Our Bodies Ourselves - Pregnancy and Birth Page
Science and Sensibility: A Research Blog About Healthy Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond
The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
WomensHealth.gov -- The Federal Government Source for Women's Health Information
Evidence-Based Birth
Maryland Homebirth Information
International Cesarean Awareness Network
American Pregnancy Association
RH Reality Check's Maternity and Birthing Page
Our Bodies Ourselves - Pregnancy and Birth Page
Science and Sensibility: A Research Blog About Healthy Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond
The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
WomensHealth.gov -- The Federal Government Source for Women's Health Information
