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Sites for all areas of pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, post-pregnancy and healthy family:

Midwifery Links:

www.mana.org : The homepage of the Midwive’s Alliance of North America

www.cfmidwifery.org : The homepage of Citizens for Midwifery, a support and advocacy group for Midwives.

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/330/7505/1416 : the results of a large prospective study in North America, documenting the outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives, published in the British Medical Journal

Fertility Links:

www.tcmfertility.com : A place for information on the treatment of infertility with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, and therapeutic bodywork. Madison-area practitioner

Doula Links:

www.alace.org the Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators; they train and certify doulas and childbirth teachers

www.doulablebirthing.com : Heather Randolph a local doula

V-BAC Links:

coming soon…

V-BAC After C-Section:

coming soon…

Birth Links:

www.gentlebirth.org : This is a really great site to look up just about anything pregnancy or birth related. The archived information is from a popular midwifery mailing list.

www.homebirth.org.uk/homebirthindex.htm :Index of research on Home birth

www.childbirth.org :An educational site about pregnancy and childbirth

Labor Links:

http://www.homebirth.org.uk/ofp.htmGreat information about Optimal Fetal Positioning – very important for avoiding a long, ineffective labor or a posterior baby

www.parentsplace.com/expert/birthguru  : Well know researcher Henci Goer answers questions about birth procedures.

Water Birth Links:

www.waterbirth.org :  The site for Waterbirth International

www.waterbirthinfo.com 

Breastfeeding Support and Information Links:

www.kellymom.com

www.lalecheleague.org : The leading authority on breastfeeding, they can help you find a local leader to answer your questions.

www.aap.org/policy/re9729.html :
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ statement on breastfeeding

www.bflrc.com/newman/articles : The website of Dr Jack Newman, a leading authority on breastfeeding. He has some great articles here.

Parenting Links:

www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/culturalarticle.html : An article that compares attitudes on co-sleeping between various cultures. Very thought-provoking!

www.compleatmother.com : A wonderful site containing most of the text of the radical parenting magazine, Compleat Mother. Lots of great info, well worth the read!

Circumcision Links:

www.infocirc.org/websites.htm : A listing of lots of links to other circumcision info sites

Homeopathy Links:

www.kristavoysest.com : The website of a really great homeopath in Beloit, Wisconsin

www.homeopathic.org : The website of the National Center for Homeopathy

Gentle Family Friendly Products Links:

coming soon…

Gentle Non-Toxic Toys Links:

www.littlesaplingtoys.com

www.sophiethegiraffe.com