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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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